Olalekan Adetayo , Abuja



The Secretary to the Government of the Federation , Boss Mustapha , on Monday said governing boards of federal agencies or parastatals have no power to remove Chief Executive Officers appointed by the President.

He said such boards may , however “articulate infractions, investigate wrongdoing and make recommendations to government through the supervisory ministry . ”

Mustapha made the clarification at an induction programme for governing board members of federal parastatals, universities and medical centres organised by the Bureau of Public Service Reforms , in conjunction with the Department for International Development , a United Kingdom government department responsible for administering overseas aid.

The clarification came at the time the dust raised by the recent decision of the Governing Board of the National Health Insurance Scheme to suspend Prof. Usman Yusuf as the Executive Secretary is yet to settle .

The chairman of the board , Ifenne Enyanatu, had on October 18 announced Yusuf ’ s indefinite suspension , saying the board consulted and got the approval of the Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole , on the matter.

Yusuf had however rejected the suspension , saying it is only the President that can suspend him .

Although he did not specifically mention the NHIS saga , Mustapha said the Federal Government was concerned that most governing boards have not understood their roles in the corporate governance of the agencies they superintend.

So far, he said the government has noticed some infractions on the side of such boards .

He listed the infractions to include what he called the board chairmen’ s undue interference in the day- to - day activities of their parastatals and agencies; blatant disregard for extant regulations guiding the conduct of board meetings ; interference in the function of the CEOs; issuing directives to members of staff without recourse to the CEOs; imposition of disciplinary measures against the CEOs in flagrant violation of the laid down rules; and using labour unions as agents of distractions in the agencies.

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Yankee101:
So what's the need of a board? Scap them and stop wasting the nation's monies.
All to protect the NHIS boss
Your due date is coming

Quigley:
Boards can suspend or sack heads of agencies. What are they doing there now? Which recommendation? Abeg man shift.

Esseite:
We have always known, like babachair lawal, like Usman yusuf...

Despite an allegation of N5bn, and gross misconduct,
sacked by the health minister, re-instated by buhari..
Suspended by the chair of board, re-instated by buhari..

XINOIX:



This are the kind of illiterate we have in this country very low IQ I pity your life

Quigley:

This* and claims to be smart. Tueh for you!
Isn't That why they are there?[b] I am speaking as someone who has seen 3 CEOS removed by the board. [/b]I don't know how it's done in Nigeria, but boards have powers to sack. I have seen a guy who lost his position as chairman and CEO of board the same day, sacked by no other business the board. Keep thinking that everyone on nairaland is a mumu.
Only Nigeria is where a board can't sack but make recommendations. Smh

modath:

This is the kind of clarification wailers hate to hear ....Cos on one they need to claim "rule of law" & same time fault Buhari's actions like they are programmed to do 24/7... confusion break bone.

Yankee101:
So what's the need of a board? Scap them and stop wasting the nation's monies.
All to protect the NHIS boss
Your due date is coming