Femi Falana, activist lawyer, has
called on Federal the Government to stop the reinstatement of the Executive
Secretary of National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Usman Yusuf.
Falana said this in reaction to
the reinstatement of suspended Executive Secretary of the National Health
Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Usman Yusuf by President Buhari.
The Senior lawyer warned the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to stop insulting the
intelligence of Nigerians, adding that the reinstatement of Prof Yusuf cannot
be justified in law.
In a statement yesterday in
Lagos, Falana said: “In line with the provisions of the Public Service Rules,
the former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and former
Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Messers Babachir Lawal
and Ayo Oke, were suspended pending the conclusion of investigations into
allegations of corrupt practices and money laundering levelled against them.
“But the established principle
has just been set aside by President Muhammadu Buhari in this case.
“In a bid to play on the
intelligence of Nigerians, the Federal Government has said the allegation of
the criminal diversion of the over N900 million involving the Executive
Secretary has not been swept under the carpet and that his purported
reinstatement will not stop the investigation being conducted by the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).
“The Federal Government should be
advised to stop insulting the intelligence of Nigerians. Since Section 42 of
the Constitution bans the Federal Government from according preferential
treatment to any citizen, the reinstatement of Prof Yusuf cannot be justified
in law. It should be withdrawn by President Buhari without delay.”
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