In Ibadan, Lagos and Ilorin, the state branches of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) called on eminent Nigerians to prevail on the federal government to reverse its earlier decision in order to save the nation’s health sector from collapse.
According to NMA, the suspension of doctors was not the best option. Instead, it urged the Nigerian government to go back to the roundtable with the doctors with a view of reaching an acceptable agreement to all parties and end the strike.
“The action is retrogressive which had put the already deplorable health system in an irreversible peril, an action comparable to the dark days of military.” The group condemned what it described as threat by the federal government to other categories of health workers.
In Cross River State, the state chapter of the NMA said the sacking of the resident doctors by implication was the consequential sack of about 64,000 of its members.
“As it stands the federal government suspended the training of resident doctors that means the government has closed down teaching hospital, close down medical schools, and the implication is that you have sacked over 64,000 doctors throughout Nigeria.
“It happened during (Muhammadu) Burari regime in 1984 and we have brain
drain and you would guest what will happen in the next few months.”
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