The
Nigerian Medical Association has rejected the sack of resident doctors
by the Federal Govt which happened on Wednesday August 13th.
At
a press briefing today in Abuja, the president of the NMA, Dr Kayode
Obembe asked the federal government to withdraw its circular on the sack
of the resident doctors and also reverse the directive
"NMA demands immediate withdrawal of the suspension circular and unconditional reinstatement of the so-called sacked resident doctors. Government should show commitment on her part in resolving the current impasse with the NMA rather than resorting to punitive measures that will only further aggravate the already deplorable situation. NMA condemns in totality the alleged presidential directive via the Federal Ministry of Health suspending Residency Training Programme in Nigeria,” the NMA President added.
The NMA president also
stated that even if FG reinstates the resident doctors, they will still
not call off their strike, which is over a month now, adding that the
govt must meet its “24-point demand”.
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