AGAGU DEATH: NMA GOOFED BY CALLING
FOR NATIONAL PUBLIC HOLIDAY - BY FEJIRO
OLIVER
Sometimes I just cannot imagine what is truly
Nigerian problem, since everyone seems to
have the anti-dote to solve it, yet there is no
one giving the right solution. Agagu's death
truly calls for a national reflection on how the
leadership has failed us. His death is a wakeup
call to all of us, that our time on earth is so
short and no amount of money we steal can
make us live forever. His sudden death is a
reminder that when death comes knocking, all
our money stolen from the national treasury
will not stop the cold hand of Mr. Death.
Agagu was a governor of Ondo state, who
could have used his position to build befitting
hospitals and equipped it to the benefit of the
citizenry, but he failed.
Olusegun Agagu's personal wealth if properly
looked into could have built state of the arts
health centres in all the local government of
the state that will serve as places for treatment
and check up, but I regretfully say; he blew
away the chance. And today, Nigerian Medical
Association (NMA) is using his death as a
platter to canvass for a national holiday, where
Nigerians will engage in free medical checkup.
Nice call, but a very big misadventure for my
dear president, Dr Osahon Enabulele to make.
For all we know, we have enough holidays
already and we are not ready to spare another
for a jamboree call 'free medical checkup'. For
those working in government and private
establishments, they are entitled to their
annual leave, and if they so much desire a
check up, they should use the period to do so.
This is a misguided call by NMA and like most
Nigerians who condemned it; NMA should stop
dragging us back in the issues of health, and
engage in research that will see to the
treatment of various illness.
A commentator who condemned the call
rightly noted, “Are this people (NMA) serious?
You want a holiday at every step, how will the
GDP grow? After drinking pepper soup and
beer every day, you pass the bill to the Federal
Government” all in the name of free medical
checkup, that will in one way or the other be
paid for by the government.
The check up clamored by NMA is not the
cause of the death of Nigerians, but the
hardship inflicted on them by the leaders. Let
the Medical lab scientist go into scientific
research to find the cure for HIV/AIDS. Let the
doctors of physiotherapists proffer solution to
the silent child killer called cerebral palsy and
our pharmacists' producer more efficient
drugs. Even if we decide to agree to the
holiday; I bet you that a day is not enough to
carry out such operation. A look at ante natal
clinic in the hospital shows that all the
expectant mothers are not all attended to in a
day, due to their numbers, how then when
there will be thousands who will rush in for
the free check up.
Seriously, NMA goofed by even thinking of
such idea, instead of agitating for better health
facilities. By the way, why hasn't the national
president of Nigerian Society of
Physiotherapists (NSP), Dr Taiwo and his
executives met the Taraba State government
and began treatment on Danbaba who I
reliably gathered need them to enable him
make use of his brain again? Why has everyone
kept quiet over the issue as if it doesn't exist?
Why has his seat not be declared vacant? His
illness is not a PDP affair as they want us to
believe, since they use our money in his
treatment. We need explanation.
These little things matter…
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Tuesday at 08:07
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Adeyeye Adetunji Tam
This guy is turning out to be a torn in the flesh
of NMA. Am really feeling him. Go guy.
Like · 1 · Tuesday at 10:12
Adolf Ogbebor
So much but yet so little.
Like · Tuesday at 11:00
Adeniji Tomiwa
mr fejiro.tanx for the truth being told
Like · Tuesday at 12:22
Tunji Olafeide
Fejiro u are such a forthright and well informed
jornalist. Bravo
Like · Tuesday at 16:53
Ochacha Ahmed
If other Nigerian journalist can redefine
themselves into investigative journalism, Nigeria
would hv b a better place. Many only wait for
political issues instead of addressing matters of
public interest. To scientific fejiro i say BRAVO
Like · 2 · Tuesday at 18:55
Osoba Ejemen
true talk, vanit bu
Like · Tuesday at 23:03
Ekwebelem Iyke
Tell them if at all they listen
Like · Yesterday at 03:29
Michael Dada
The truth must be told! Thank God for your life.
Like · Yesterday at 08:01
Obum Chigbo
LWKM! Holiday for a members death? This is
preposterous.
Like · Yesterday at 09:09

The medical association said the
government should declare public
holidays for free medical check-up.
Following the sudden death of former
Ondo state governor, Olusegun
Agagu, the Nigerian Medical
Association has called on Ondo state
government to declare a public
holiday dedicated to free health check-
up for citizens of Ondo State.
The president of the association,
Osahon Enabulele, said the exercise
will help minimize the incidence of
Non Communicable Diseases (NCDs)
and sudden deaths in the state and
the country.
He also called on the federal
government to also declare a public
holiday for health check-ups in
Nigeria, at least once a year.
Mr. Agagu slumped on Friday barely
24hours after returning from vacation
in the United States of America, while
reports so far indicate he was
hypertensive and diabetic.
According to Mr. Enabulele, the
medical check-up would be a way of
immortalising the late governor
whom he described as a great son of
the state.
He said the NMA was prepared to
partner with the Ondo state
government for the exercise.
While consoling the Agagu family, the
government and people of the state
over Mr. Agagu’s death, he called on
Nigerians to collaborate with the
association to promote the Campaign
On Healthy Living which was recently
launched.
“The circumstances of his unfortunate
death also reignites our fervent call on
Nigerians to cultivate the right habit of
consulting their licensed medical
doctor/dentist for periodic health
check-ups in view of its benefits, which
includes reduction in the spine-
chilling incidence of sudden deaths
amongst Nigeria’s productive men
and women” he said.

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nma does not called for national holiday. the info is for ondo state alone.