The Minister of Health, Isaac Adewole, was on Wednesday accused of corruption by the House of Representatives over his roles in the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) scandal.
He was also accused of contempt of the Legislative Houses Powers and Privileges Act and tried to frustrate ongoing investigation into the allegations bothering on fraudulent activities of Health Management Organisations (HMOs).
The allegations came during the debate of a motion sponsored by Chairman, House Committee on Healthcare Services, Hon. Chike Okafor.
At the end of the deliberation, the minister was ordered to reinstate the suspended Executive Secretary of NHIS, Usman Yusuf, within seven days.
The minister suspended the NHIS chief over alleged poor handling of the agency.
The lawmakers alleged that the refusal of the suspended NHIS chief to accommodate several demands like the payment of N197.073 million and $37,383 for trip to a World Health Organization (WHO) conference, and his unearthing of fraudulent activities of the HMOs led to his suspension.
Members of the House were of the opinion that the minister, who was a President appointee, has no power to suspend another appointee of the President.
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