NHIS boss, Prof. Usman Yusuf
Prof. Usman Yusuf, the Executive Secretary of the National Health
Insurance Scheme, has sued the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole,
the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN), and the
NHIS over his suspension by the governing council of the board, Punch
Metro reports.
In the suit with the number, FHC/ABJ/CS/1220/2018 filed before the
Federal High Court in Abuja, which was obtained by The PUNCH, Yusuf
asked the court to rule among others that the governing council of the
NHIS had no powers under the provisions of the NHIS Act to suspend him
from office.
Yusuf instituted the suit through his lawyer, Uchechukwu Obi (SAN), on Monday.
The NHIS boss asked the court to state that the council had no
powers under sections 6 and 7 of the Act to discipline him or to
investigate allegations made against him as they purported to do by
their internal memorandum on October 19, 2018.