And they will stillpay them oh. Meanwhile my frnd dts a Sen Reg in Luth willb working full-time @ Reddington during d strike. Omoooooooo!

I'm qonna strike too.. I think its high tym 4 d FG 2 knw dat i'm also a citizen.

Cubeet: it seems going on strike is the best way to express our anger to the govt. Thank you NMA

forgoten that iys still the only way to currupt nigeria

every downfall of any sector in Nigeria are decided in dis house called NEC.....ASUU....nec, doctors....nec, apc.....nec, obj & iyabo....nec, obj & letters....nec.........4 God sake, wetin leg and hand dey look?

Samgreguc: AS the five-day warning strike called by the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, ends today, Nigerians have been alerted to brace up for an indefinite doctors’ strike as from January 6, 2014, even as pharmacists, under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, are threatening to team up with the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, to embark on strike on December 28, 2013.

Issuing the warning in a statement at the end of the National Executive Committee, NEC, meeting in Abuja, NMA President, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, and Secretary General, Dr. Akpufuoma L. Pemu, urged Nigerians to appeal to government to do the needful to avert the full blown doctors’ strike already scheduled to begin in the new year.
In the statement, it was confirmed that the NEC has resolved to continue with the warning strike action as previously planned, until more concrete efforts are made to meet the minimum demands of the NMA.

”The NEC reaffirmed the earlier decision of the Association to limit the duration of the warning strike action in deference to the yuletide season and as a mark of the Association’s appreciation of the appeals of well-meaning Nigerians, but to commence a total strike action (if the issues are not satisfactorily resolved) on January 6, 2014,’ the duo remarked.

In a related development, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Pharm Olumide Akintayo, described the NMA warning strike as uncalled for.

In a statement entitled: “Doctors’ Strike: Matters Arising”, Akintayo said it is pertinent to observe that strike actions by Nigerian doctors are purely motivated by pecuniary gains.

” What goes on presently during strike action of doctors is that they are paid for services not rendered during strike. Government needs to halt this by employing doctors who are desirous to work on locum basis as we have seen practiced by some State Government with great efficacy.”

He said pharmacists, under the aegis of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, PSN, have never really supported strike actions as a means for achieving professional privileges.

“If for any reason Government compromises the spirit of its agreement with Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, in August 2013, the Federal Government will leave the PSN with no other choice than to mobilize pharmacists in both the public and private sector to join forces with JOHESU which has given a December 28, 2013 deadline to government to enforce the right of its members via the agreement it reached with representatives of the Federal Government at its meetings of August 26th to 27th, 2013 in Abuja,” Akintayo warned.


SOURCE HERE

Benjamin Chukwunonso Ajufo wrote:

NMA STRIKE ,THE HEALTH SECTOR AND THE
NIGERIAN STATE!

Since the 19th of December all Medical Doctors
in Nigeria under Nigeria Medical Association
have down tools for no cogent reason. They
have refused to attend to the patients they took
oath to care for. NMA had hidden under the
guise that they went on strike as a result of total
decay of infrastructure in the hospital, all in a bid
to misinform the general public. The big
question is Why is NMA on strike when they are
under obligation to serve and care for the
patients?
In a latter dated 20th November ,2013 addressed
to the Honourable Minister of Health Captioned
'Re-Circular on Skipping of Conhess 10 and
Presidential Committee Report' with reference
number NMA/PRE/SG/011/0688 signed by Dr
Osahon Enabulele and his secretary which was
copied to the Nigerian National Assembly,Secret
ary to Federal Government,Head of Service of
the Federation and many others, NMA as a body
had threatened the Minister that if they
implement the circular from the Head of Service,
that the Court order in favour of Joint Health
Sector Union(JOHESU),made up of all Unions of
Health worker outside doctors, as it affects the
issue of skipping should be effected and that the
earlier circular from the head of Service is a
nullity saying no skipping. In the said letter NMA
had also agitated that Doctors who are
consultants should start on COMESS 3 which is a
Super Director cadre. They gave an ultimatum to
expire on the of 14th december 2013. She went
on to tell her members to down tool, any where
the Judgment in favour of JOHESU is
implemented. On the 19th of December 2013
NMA started a nationwide strike. Now what is
Skipping?Is the accusation by NMA tenable in
the Light of truth?NMA went further to say that
JOHESU members are more favoured in the
health sector to their detriment,is this true?In
line with the Nigerian Scheme of Service for one
to be eligible for appointment you must have
requisite qualification as exemplified in the
Scheme of Service. The Scheme of service for all
JOHESU Members provide that after level 10 you
move to level 12 there is no level 11.It should be
noted that Under General Olusegun Obasanjo
the Federal Govenment had placed all Nigerian
Worker under one salary structure but Medical
Doctors said no way and agitated for COMESS
structure for themselves. Under the late
President Musa Yaradua, they had their way
after negotiating with the Government, they
through the principle of collective bargaining
accepted COMESS Structure. Members of
JOHESU also negotiated and got CONHESS
structure for them -selves. Latter NMA in her
usual bid started the PULL HIM DOWN (PHD)
campaign of calumny against JOHESU and her
members. They accused JOHESU and her
members of SKIPPING when in the actual sense
there was nothing like that. NMA in a bid to
strangulate the health sector threatened all Chief
executives of Government Hospitals, this made
them in their Committee of C.M.D and MD to
take a decision on the matter. Government was
coerced to bring out a circular stopping,JOHESU
members from Moving from level 10 to level 12
as stipulated in the Scheme of Service.
JOHESU challenged the action of the
Government in Court and the Court ruled in
favour of JOHESU that the circular stopping
JOHESU members from moving from level 10 to
level 12 is a nullity and issues of collective
bargaining is a right and not a privilege. Since
the judgment, NMA and her members have been
threatening sulphur and brimstone. In fact Some
members of NMA under Medical and Dental
Consultants of Nigeria have gone to court
challenging the Court Judgment that they were
not part ab nitio. They are accusing the Court/
Government that they were not consulted before
such salary was approved For JOHESU members.
NMA and her members have forgotten that one
denominator common to her and JOHESU
members is that they all are employees of the
Government that all have the power of collective
bargaining.
It should be noted that before 1985
Pharmacist,Doctors and Medical Laboratory
Scientist etc were on the same grade level with
different steps. Today an Intern Doctor who is a
house officers starts on level 10, note after his
Youth service he starts on level 12. A baby
Physician starts on level 12 as full time
employment. If he is able to acquire the
postgraduate diploma of any Post Graduate
College within the next 3- 5 years he moves to
level 15.Note that all these while he is on full pay
by the Government. What it means is that within
the next 5-10 years that a doctor starts work if he
has a postgraduate diploma in Medicine he can
get to the zenith of his carrier within that short
time. Within the next few years at least five
years after, he can even become an MD. While it
will take other health workers from the time he
starts work to become a principal, 6-9 years to
become a level 12 officer. It will take him at least
24 years to get to the Zenth of his carrier. If you
adopt NMA prayer for JOHESU members it will
take you about 27 years to get to the zenth of
your carrier. What this means is that for any
JOHESU member who has put in at least 10-15
years in service. A baby Doctor who starts work
today in the next few years will overtake him
despite his years of service. The big question is
who is then disadvantaged in the health sector.?
From the foregoing Certain questions arise, Is
JOHESU members really skipping? The truth of
the matter is that the use of the word skipping is
a misnomer the movement from 10-12 is not
skipping because that is what is provided in the
scheme of service. Skipping is when you move
from 8-10 without passing through 9 that is
provided for in the Scheme. Doctors move from
10-12 why have they not called that skipping?It is
not called skipping because that is what is
provided for in their scheme of Service. So is the
movement of JOHESU members from 10-12.
The action of NMA and her members to down
tools because of Court Judgment in favour of
JOHESU shows how lawless NMA can be. It
shows that they are not interested in promoting
Government Goals and interest of the Patient
which they swore an oath to protect. The action
of NMA is in contempt against NIC judgment.
This is blackmail against the Nigerian state.
Again NMA cannot resort to self help on a matter
that her members have already instituted a court
case on. In the words of Niki Tobi JCA (as he then
was) 'When a party have put himself under the
umbrella of a Court of Competent Jurisdiction
even if it takes time to hear the case or to decide
the matter,the parties involved cannot resort to
self help,they must not jump the gun,they must
wait until the case is decided' As such the action
of NMA and her members is ultra vires.
Furthermore,in line with the trade unions Act
any union that is not registered as a trade union
is illegal. NMA is not a registered trade union as
such it is illegal for them to have gone on strike.
It is gross misconduct for them to have
abandoned their duty post. The erudite
Journalist Fegiro Oliver,was absolutely right
when he tagged his article -'NMA JEALOUCY
STRIKE', this strike was uncalled for. The Health
Ministry/Minister must be firm to tell NMA that
their actions are illegal and that it is a violation
of the Public Service Rule. NMA should be told
the truth that their action is brazen lawless
against the Nigerian State and the Nigerian
People,because their action is a violation of
labour laws. Nigerian masses must say no this
unfortunate action. NMA is turning the health
sector towards the line of destruction. All
Nigerian masses must rise to this injustice
against the state. Allopathic medical Imperialism
must be defeated .Dr Osahaon Enabulele must be
called to order and the Nigerian Government
must be firm to stop this impunity against the
state. The action of NMA is highly prejudicial
which is a violation of the code of conduct for
public officer as stipulated in the 1999
constitution as amended. The Nigerian
Government must act now before this hydra -
headed monster of impunity against the state
goes of hand. NMA should stop being an enemy
of progress. We must join hands with the likes of
the Comrade Governor his excellency
Comrade Adams Oshiomole the Executive
Governor of Edo State to condemn NMA for their
unethical action against the state.

Ajufo, B.C Is A Medical Laboratory Scientist/
Expert on Holistic Medical System.

Some pple can be parochial and self - centered in their reasoning. Every association recognised by law reserves the right to agitate for the best on behalf of its members and each association is independent of the others. The NMA can not be an exception in this case. The Pharmacists and other paramedical associations are always antagonistic of the doctors out of petty jealousy and sheer inferiority complexes. NMA cares not whenever they confront the government with their own agitation but each time the NMA sneezes, they get jittery. Why don't we address issues other than personalities for once!

God,pls heal naija in 2014

This is very bad for my belove country

israel007: [size=18pt]I hope native doctors won't do the same[/size]

Ha.... dat one go bloody o. how I wan get my regular dose of otumakpor?

The selflessness in these two professions have being completely thrown out of the window. Striking doesn't hurt the govt it only hurts the patients which are of major priority as stated in our different oaths.

PT.Awal:
What is the problem of this medical doctors Envy! Tey actually don't want any department in the health sector to progress. Why must they be the only set of people to become the CMDs in every general hospitals For crying out loud are they the only people in the health sector They cannot even reach a complete diagnosis of all conditions without Medical Lab and Radiographic examinations. They cannot completely treat every conditions without PHYSIOTHERAPISTS and NURSES. What are forming They want to be bossing every body in and around the hospital. Selfish / greedy people.

And what exactly does this have to do with the strike? Why is the position of the CMD so important to you?

PLease focus on important issues.

Maybe we sud reason ds out.
Why wud all health workers exempting d medical doctors form a union, JOHESU despite d fact dt they all have their individual associations/unions?
What is d motive behind d formation of d union if not to tackle d exempted party, conspiracy??
No shaking NMA......

I smell a rat.

pembisco:
seriously i c no reasn y d NMA(mbbs/bds) wnt to claim monopololy of d health sector in govnt ownd hospitals. Ol unions nid one anoda to fuly operate. A doctor cannot fxn witout diagnosis frm medical scientists nd afta dt administratn of drugs by nurses nd pharmacists. If dt is d case then y shuld only d doctors be CMDs?

It's not a matter of monopoly. it's only in a confused country lyk ours dah nurses n lab technicians wld be fighting to become d CMD of hospitals. You myt not av travelled out buh am sure u'll av seen foreign medical movies. av u ever come across 1 in which such has happened. SMH for Nigeria sha....Everything z jez upside down.

i just tire for this country....

Deblow: Some pple can be parochial and self - centered in their reasoning. Every association recognised by law reserves the right to agitate for the best on behalf of its members and each association is independent of the others. The NMA can not be an exception in this case. The Pharmacists and other paramedical associations are always antagonistic of the doctors out of petty jealousy and sheer inferiority complexes. NMA cares not whenever they confront the government with their own agitation but each time the NMA sneezes, they get jittery. Why don't we address issues other than personalities for once!

No one is been inferior here. The doctors should allow JOHESU to collectively fight for the greater good of the health sector. United we stand , divided we fall. Doctors are not the only professionals in the health sector. By the way I like this PSN President.

Blame OBJ

I think it's high time we turn to what our father were using in their time, alternative or Native medicine. Before this greedy people kill the common man. I think the Police, teachers, and ministry workers should go on strike too because of poor remuneration

double post

Deblow: Some pple can be parochial and self - centered in their reasoning. Every association recognised by law reserves the right to agitate for the best on behalf of its members and each association is independent of the others. The NMA can not be an exception in this case. The Pharmacists and other paramedical associations are always antagonistic of the doctors out of petty jealousy and sheer inferiority complexes. NMA cares not whenever they confront the government with their own agitation but each time the NMA sneezes, they get jittery. Why don't we address issues other than personalities for once!

Nobody givs a mess abt NMA bt they shuldnt use or health unions as ther point of reference. Besides, if for ther ego ar they nt supoz to be unda d Joint health sector? Or ar they nt health wokers anymo? Wat do evn mean by getin jittery sef' . We ol knw hw they luk dwn on oda health wokas in hospitals. Imagine d oda tym a dr kalin a nurse 'bloody civilian'. Mst of dem dnt evn luk gud lyk d doctors they shuld be, mst drive 900k or 1m car atmost. They reach 40-45 b4 they married. Trut is drs only leav an average life dt atleast they kn jst fend 4 ther midiate famlis ,sm knt extent to ther extendent familis. Dts y i hate it wen i c students rushng to study mbbs. Mst ar ignorant of d oda depatments in d health sector.

[quote
author=PT.Awal]What is the problem of this medical doctors Envy!
Tey actually don't want any department in the health sector to progress.
Why must they be the only set of people to become the CMDs in every
general hospitals For crying out loud are they the only people in
the health sector They cannot even reach a complete diagnosis of
all conditions without Medical Lab and Radiographic examinations. They
cannot completely treat every conditions without PHYSIOTHERAPISTS and
NURSES. What are forming They want to be bossing every body in and
around the hospital. Selfish / greedy people. [/quote]
You must have made a life time mistake by not reading Med/Surg but u dont have to spend ur whole life beafing Doctors. There must be a leader in every sector and u dont have to be a CMD to contribute meaningfully. Pls next time u visit a hospital go straight and meet a lab technicuan. Guess he or she can take care of u

What kind of irresponsible people do we produce in Nigeria? So the doctors are going on strike not because of poor working conditions/non-payment of allowances and salaries,but due to a struggle between two associations about who can and who should not be CMD in a hospital? Why are Nigerians these selfish? I think we should be looking at ways of scrapping all these Unions/associations holding govt to ransome all the time,for selfish reasons. This thing is getting out of hand.

hamedade2000: It's not a matter of monopoly. it's only in a confused country lyk ours dah nurses n lab technicians wld be fighting to become d CMD of hospitals. You myt not av travelled out buh am sure u'll av seen foreign medical movies. av u ever come across 1 in which such has happened. SMH for Nigeria sha....Everything z jez upside down.

bro. Sm doctors u see overseas bein referd as CMDs myt be doctors of laboratory medicine or doctors of phamacology. A PHD holda of pharmacy, mls, rad or nursing is olso a dr u knw nd they head hospitals abroad

[b][/b] let ur doctors go on strike, then hand over d scalpels to the nurses, lab technician and of course the phamarcist. Tink they should be able to carry out complex opertions like the doctors. Bunch of morons

Nigerians should rise up and condemn the actions of these trade unions and associations. The FG should wake up, I think dialogue is not working anymore, force is required. I love military shaaaaa

U either don't know the nitty gritty of what is going on in the health sector or u know n still decide to pretend u don't. Doctors will always earn more than other health workers-that's a fact. Why do they have to decide what others earn? I like them and most of my friends are docs, but the truth is that they have always been having their ways. Let them allow others to negotiate with govt by themselves. Even with the negotiations of the other health workers, docs will still earn higher. So what's their problem?

Deblow: Some pple can be parochial and self - centered in their reasoning. Every association recognised by law reserves the right to agitate for the best on behalf of its members and each association is independent of the others. The NMA can not be an exception in this case. The Pharmacists and other paramedical associations are always antagonistic of the doctors out of petty jealousy and sheer inferiority complexes. NMA cares not whenever they confront the government with their own agitation but each time the NMA sneezes, they get jittery. Why don't we address issues other than personalities for once!

pembisco:
bro. Sm doctors u see overseas bein referd as CMDs myt be doctors of laboratory medicine or doctors of phamacology. A PHD holda of pharmacy, mls, rad or nursing is olso a dr u knw nd they head hospitals abroad

Bros pls ignore his ignorant a5s. Overseas, we av doctors of pharmacy(pharmD) and that's the minimum requirement for practicing as a pharmacist.

FG shouldn't dialogue with one party. I'm not surprised that the NAFDAC issue has come up again. As much as pharmacists av spoken to FG and has been told by FG to allow Orhii complete his tenure, Orhii is planning to run again in January, 2014. Adongerrit!!!!

adeola_drg: Pharm Akintayo, my man!!!

They said people'll die when doctors go on strike. Les see if the mortality rate won't increase exponentially when pharmacists decide to strike. Talk less of JOHESU going on strike. Tho community pharmacists shouldnt strike oo, that'll be the killer.. I dont want that to happen.. Yeye doctors!

For your information,the services of pharmacists in Nigeria are not relevant in our govt hospitals.
And i see no reason why u shd starting calling the Doctors names.
Everybody knows the truth,we go to the hospitals to see Medical Doctors and not Pharmacists(doctor of pharm) and lab Scientists.
And to the best of my knowledge,the very best science students in any set in secondary school read medicine.
It is just unfortunate that there is lawlessness in the land,once a group of people threaten the govt with strikes,govt wld hurriedly succumbed to their demands.
The crisis in the health sector shd be addressed forthwith by allowing international best medical practice.
Enough is enough.

love_123: Nigerians should rise up and condemn the actions of these trade unions and associations. The FG should wake up, I think dialogue is not working anymore, force is required. I love military shaaaaa

Ethically speaking that is not possible. The fact is let all professionals know that there must of a necessity be salary relativity n that no professional should determine the salary of another professional. Inasmuch as docs earn higher than other health workers, they(docs) should learn not to try to determine how much others earn. That is where they are wrong.

NMA should make their reason for the strike known to the masses.This is selfishness @ its peak,why not fight for the common goal of nigerians than our individual gains. And some people will come out and criticize politicians when they are all the same.The health sector is turning to a joke.....*smh* Doctors please let's mind our own business. If another health personnel wants to contest for Chief medical director,let him be.The best person for the post should win.the post is an administrative one and it doesn't demote the role of doctors in the health team.

U are a real mumu! Who says a med lab scientist or pharm or nurse is a medical doc? Educated illiterate! Enemy of progress n one that sows seeds of discord among peaceful people.

explicit770: For your information,the services of pharmacists in Nigeria are not relevant in our govt hospitals.
And i see no reason why u shd starting calling the Doctors names.
Everybody knows the truth,we go to the hospitals to see Medical Doctors and not Pharmacists(doctor of pharm) and lab Scientists.
And to the best of my knowledge,the very best science students in any set in secondary school read medicine.
It is just unfortunate that there is lawlessness in the land,once a group of people threaten the govt with strikes,govt wld hurriedly succumbed to their demands.
The crisis in the health sector shd be addressed forthwith by allowing international best medical practice.
Enough is enough.