{"id":64205,"date":"2018-10-22T19:23:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-22T18:23:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=64205"},"modified":"2018-10-22T19:23:01","modified_gmt":"2018-10-22T18:23:01","slug":"why-shielding-nhis-boss-who-siphoned-n25billion-pdp-queries-buharis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/why-shielding-nhis-boss-who-siphoned-n25billion-pdp-queries-buharis\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Shielding NHIS Boss Who Siphoned N25billion, PDP Queries Buhari\u2019s"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m6849079824004496230\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\">The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal  \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">to come out clear on why he has been protective of the Executive<br \/>\nSecretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) Prof. Usman<br \/>\nYakubu, who has been variously indicted for alleged corrupt practices,<br \/>\nincluding the reported siphoning of over N25 billion from the coffers of<br \/>\nthe agency<\/p>\n<p>Kola Ologbondiyan, spokesman of the party in a statement said &#8220;with<br \/>\nMonday\u2019s forceful repression of the suspension of the Executive Secretary<br \/>\nby the NHIS Governing Council over humongous corruption allegation and<br \/>\nabuse of office, it has become clear that the Presidency cabal is directly<br \/>\ncomplicit in the NHIS fraud and is seeking every means to ensure a cover<br \/>\nup.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Nigerians can recall that this same Executive Secretary was in July 2017<br \/>\nsuspended by the Minister of Health over alleged gross misconduct and<br \/>\ncorrupt practices, only for President Buhari, upon his return to the<br \/>\ncountry in February, 2018, reinstated him while he was still a guest of<br \/>\nthe Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The PDP invites Nigerians to note how the Presidency has continued to<br \/>\nprovide official cover for accused official even without the slightest<br \/>\ninvestigation on the allegations and sanction by both the minister and<br \/>\nthe Governing Council.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We ask: Why is the Presidency protecting an official of government<br \/>\nopenly indicted for corruption? What is the Presidency trying to conceal<br \/>\nby ensuring that Prof. Yusuf remains the Executive Secretary after his<br \/>\nindictment?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Furthermore, why is the Presidency vehemently opposed to any form of<br \/>\ninvestigation on the activities of NHIS under Prof. Yakubu? Is it true<br \/>\nthat there are fears in the Presidency that an investigation will expose<br \/>\nthe alleged involvement of individuals close to the President in the<br \/>\nreported fraud in the scheme?<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Finally, while the PDP describes as reprehensible that an administration<br \/>\nwhich prides itself as fighting corruption will continue to provide<br \/>\nofficial cover for its officials indicted of corruption, the party urges<br \/>\nNigerians to continue to hold President Buhari responsible for the<br \/>\ncorruption in NHIS, as well as the siphoning of trillions of naira from<br \/>\nvarious agencies, under his watch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"conversation-footer\" class=\"spacer\"><\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has tasked President Muhammadu Buhari to come out clear on why he has been protective of the Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":61414,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64205","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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