Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun has ordered the immediate recall of the suspended executive secretary of the State Health Insurance Scheme (OHIS), Niyi Oginni.

This is contained in a statement by the spokesperson to the governor, Olawale Rasheed, on Tuesday in Osogbo.

Mr Adeleke had, on December 31, 2022, ordered the suspension of Mr Oginni and  Adebukola Olujide, the head of the Primary Health Care Development Board in the state.

Mr Rasheed said that Mr Oginni’s recall was premised on the review of the report of the Contract and MOU Committee, as well as the disturbing reports of an imminent collapse of the state health insurance scheme.

“The decision was also linked to the need to comply with public service regulations, which stipulated procedures and conditions for discipline and management of public servants,” he said.

He said Mr Adeleke also recalled the executive secretary to normalise the operations of the agency by ensuring its continuous patronage across the state.

According to him, Mr Oginni’s recall takes immediate effect.

The suspension of the two top officials was sequel to the interim report of the Committee on Contracts and MOU, chaired by Niyi Owolade.

The report had indicted the two agency chiefs of gross abuse of office, mismanagement of public resources, and serial violations of the public service regulations and laws.

The report also unearthed alleged unethical practices of the officials, manifesting in contract awards without due process, non-remittance of actual tender fees collected from contractors, contracts without value for money, and deliberate splitting of contracts. 

(NAN)