The Minister of Health, Prof.
Isaac Adewole, has suspended more top officials of the National Health
Insurance Scheme.
The Minister had earlier
suspended the Executive Secretary of the agency, Prof. Usman Yusuf.
Those affected include; Olufemi
Akingbade, the General Manger, Zonal Coordinator South South Zone; John Okon,
General Manager, Finance Account; Yusuf Fatika, the General Manager, Human
Resources and Administration; and Shehu Adamu, the Assistant General Manager,
Audit.
Also suspended are Vincent
Mamdam, the Assistant General Manager, Head Insurance; Safiyanu Attah – Senior
Assistant Officer, Marketing; Owen Udo Udoma, Senior Manager, Contribution
Management; and Innocent Abbah, Senior Assistant Officer, Planning Research and
Monitoring.
According to a statement from the
Ministry of Health, the suspension of the officers was based on the “activities
of the investigative panel of inquiry and the desire to have an uninterrupted
and robust investigation of all petitions at the National Health Insurance
Scheme, including security reports on maladministration and mismanagement by
officials of the Agency.”
The statement said the suspension
was to “pave way for thorough investigation.”
Adewole urged the investigative
committee, “to remain focused, fair and transparent in the discharge of this
national task despite the sensation this development has generated.”
The Acting Executive Secretary of
the scheme, Attahiru Ibrahim, was directed to ensure the immediate
implementation of the suspension order.
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