The new Executive Secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), Prof. Mohammed Sambo, has resumed work on Monday.
The handing is expected to take place any moment from now.
Sambo takes over from the suspended substantive Executive Secretary, Prof. Yusuf Usman.
He was appointed by President Muhammadu Buhari two weeks ago for a five -year renewable term.
On resumption of office, Sambo said he has come to the scheme with an open mind, stressing that he would not be taking anything from anybody but will he will observe and will act accordingly.
He said: “I know some of the root causes of some of the problems of the scheme.”
He therefore said collectively the solutions to the problems would be sorted.
He also noted that he has three point agenda to unfold as part of the efforts towards moving the scheme forward.
Details shortly…
