The police say they are not aware
that some officers accompanied Usman Yusuf, executive secretary of the National
Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), to office on Monday.
Yusuf was suspended by the NHIS
governing board last week, but he had argued that his suspension was illegal
and that he would resume office nonetheless.
He had said only President
Muhammadu Buhari the power to suspend him.
On Monday, policemen numbering
over 30 arrived at the NHIS office in the Utako area of Abuja, amid a lockdown
by workers who attempted to prevent Yusuf from entering the premises.
After firing teargas at the
protesting workers, the policemen aided Yusuf’s entry into his office.
When contacted, Jimoh
Moshood, force spokesman, said he is not under obligation to
speak on the issue.
He, however, failed to confirm if
the force headquarters was aware of the development or not.
On his part Anjuguri Manzah,
spokesman of the FCT police command, said he was not aware of the development
“Please call me back later,” he
added over the phone.
WORKERS URGE BUHARI TO ACT
Meanwhile, the NHIS workers have
condemned the executive secretary’s conduct as well as that of the police.
They accused the police of
breaking the law and called on President Muhammadu Buhari to act on the
situation.
Razaq Omomeji, chairman of the
workers union, said Yusuf “must” respond to the allegations of
corruption levelled against him.
“The council suspended him
(Yusuf) and appointed someone to act in his capacity. But you see the police,
they intervened; came here and was cocking gun and going against the law,” he
said over the phone.
“So, obviously he is now more
powerful than the council that suspended him.
“He said the council cannot
investigate him, that it is only the president. Must the president speak first
before he is investigated? So, the president should act.”
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