President Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Professor Usman Yusuf.

This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Director, Media, Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs Boade Akinola on Monday.

This is,“Following the recommendations of report by an independent fact-finding panel on the NHIS”, according to the statement issued by the Director, Media, Federal Ministry of Health, Mrs Boade Akinola on Monday.

The statement reads further: “President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the termination of appointment of the Executive Secretary, Prof. Usman Yusuf, who has been on administrative leave and has approved the appointment of Prof. Mohammed Sambo as the new executive secretary to Head the NHIS”.

Since the suspension of Mr Yusuf, the agency has been headed by an acting ES, Sadiq Abubakar.

Recall that the NHIS has been facing leadership crisis and also shrouded in controversies since the appointment of Mr Yusuf. Before the termination of his appointment, he had been suspended from office twice.

“Similarly, the President also approved the dissolution of the governing board of the NHIS and directed the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Health to exercise full powers of the council pending the constitution of a new board”.

“President Buhari has also approved the appointment of Dr. Chikwe Ihekweazu as Director–General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control. The appointment is in line with the provisions of Section 11(1)(3) of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control(Establishment) Act, 2018.”