NHIS Emergency: I didn't sue Buhari, SGF – Yusuf

Partnership Law office, Legal counselors speaking to the suspended Official Secretary of the National Medical coverage Plan (NHIS), Usman Yusuf, on Thursday portrayed as false, news that its customer sued President Muhammadu Buhari.

The Overseeing Accomplice of Union, Uche Val-Obi (SAN), in an announcement in Lagos, said that his customer swore his proceeded with faithfulness to the president and would completely participate with the approaching Executive, Ben Omogo.

Usman Yusuf (NHIS Secretary)

"Our consideration has been attracted to the false news making rounds that our customer, Prof. Usman Yusuf, the Official Secretary (ES) of NHIS, has indicted the Administration over his indicated suspension by the Overseeing Board.

"As Guidance to Prof. Yusuf, we wish to put on record that there is no particle of truth in this story, and that he has not taken the President or the Secretary to the Administration of the Organization (SGF) to Court as claimed.

"Rather, our Customer had, through our firm, moved toward the Government High Court vide a beginning summons documented on 29th October 2018 in Suit No. FHC/ABJ/CS/1220/2018, with him as Offended party while NHIS, Hon. Priest of Wellbeing, and Lawyer General were named as litigants.

"By this activity, he was basically looking for the legal translation and assurance of specific inquiries relating the legitimacy or generally of the Administering Gathering's activity in suspending him from office without Presidential endorsement or fair treatment."

He said having gotten a letter from the SGF passing on a presidential order that he continues on authoritative leave, his customer respected the presidential mediation and stayed committed to completely and entirely consent to the mandates.

As indicated by Mr Val-Obi, Mr Yusuf will as needs be continuing on the Regulatory Leave with impact from Monday, November 5, to offer space to the Autonomous Actuality Discovering Board, set up to complete its imperative assignment of examination.

"In perspective of this advancement, to guarantee that there is no impedance with the work and finding of the board and as trained by our customer, we will find a way to suspend the pending legitimate procedures previously mentioned," he said.

(NAN)