SAN FRANCISCO, July 13, (THEWILL) – Two Northern groups, under the aegis of Northern Youth Rights Protection and Northern Youth Development Association, have called on the Acting President, Yemi Osibajo, to immediately suspend the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, over alleged corruption.
The groups spoke in reaction to the suspension of Prof. Usman Yusuf, Executive Secretary, National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) by the Minister urging the acting President to reinstate the NHIS boss and suspend the Minister.
The groups at a press conference on Thursday said at no time was the suspended NHIS chief queried or given room to respond to any petition alleging that the Minister had several petitions against him for alleged corruption insisting that the Minister acted in contradiction to extant laws and civil service rules.
“If there is anyone who should be suspended from office, it is the Health Minister and not Prof. Yusuf who so far has breached no law,” they said.
“Does Prof. Adewole possess the power to fire when he has no power to hire? The answer is assertive NO.
“Where did the Minister obtain his power to remove the President’s appointee?
“So, it is a systematic plan to paint northerners black, and get rid of them from this administration.”
