Abuja — The strike embarked upon by the dental and medical practitioners under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has successfully placed a sharp division among doctors in the country.

The division became evident and more pronounced at the delegate meeting of the NMA held on Saturday in Abuja, with some doctors threatening to break from the NMA and form their own separate body.

The meeting which was scheduled to start by 8 am and end by 10am could not start until 9am. It however lasted for over 12 hours.

Anxious journalists spent the whole day waiting for the outcome of the meeting. They were however disappointed when late in the evening, it was learnt that the NMA could not resolve its internal issues and hence the delegates voted that the strike should continue.

A reliable source at the meeting, who confided in Daily Independent in Abuja, said the meeting did not agree to call off the strike, because the NMA officials refused to table to the entire delegates the 24-points demands it gave the Federal Government for assessment at the meeting.

Instead, the source said the NMA officials only tabled three points to the delegates for discussion resulting in a heated argument and sharp division among the doctors. This also led other delegate to accuse the NMA officials for having ulterior motives for embarking on the strike.

The source who pleaded anonymity said: "The meeting could not arrive at a tangible conclusion on the strike because the delegates demanded that the 24-point demand be placed on the table for assessment (to decide whether or not to) call-off the strike, but the officials only presented three points.

"This did not go down well to the delegates. Most of the doctors are eager to call off the strike.

"The meeting was aimed at assessing the impact of the strike and also looking at the effort of the government in meeting the 24-points demands. We wanted to see if the government has really tried in meeting some of the demands, then we call off the strike and continue with negotiation.

"Most doctors are worried that innocent people are suffering while others are dying. Again, the issue of Ebola has come up. Therefore most of the doctors are eager to go back to work so as to save people from dying unnecessarily.

"There is division among the doctors. Majority of the doctors said if the officials cannot bring to the table the 24-points demand for discussion, then there is no way the strike could be suspended."

On the way forward, the source said: "Until when the delegates agree on the status of the 24-points demands given to the federal government before they can vote for the strike to be called off."
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prettyprettywow: Abuja — The strike embarked upon by the dental and medical practitioners under the aegis of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has successfully placed a sharp division among doctors in the country.

The division became evident and more pronounced at the delegate meeting of the NMA held on Saturday in Abuja, with some doctors threatening to break from the NMA and form their own separate body.

The meeting which was scheduled to start by 8 am and end by 10am could not start until 9am. It however lasted for over 12 hours.

Anxious journalists spent the whole day waiting for the outcome of the meeting. They were however disappointed when late in the evening, it was learnt that the NMA could not resolve its internal issues and hence the delegates voted that the strike should continue.

A reliable source at the meeting, who confided in Daily Independent in Abuja, said the meeting did not agree to call off the strike, because the NMA officials refused to table to the entire delegates the 24-points demands it gave the Federal Government for assessment at the meeting.

Instead, the source said the NMA officials only tabled three points to the delegates for discussion resulting in a heated argument and sharp division among the doctors. This also led other delegate to accuse the NMA officials for having ulterior motives for embarking on the strike.

The source who pleaded anonymity said: "The meeting could not arrive at a tangible conclusion on the strike because the delegates demanded that the 24-point demand be placed on the table for assessment (to decide whether or not to) call-off the strike, but the officials only presented three points.

"This did not go down well to the delegates. Most of the doctors are eager to call off the strike.

"The meeting was aimed at assessing the impact of the strike and also looking at the effort of the government in meeting the 24-points demands. We wanted to see if the government has really tried in meeting some of the demands, then we call off the strike and continue with negotiation.

"Most doctors are worried that innocent people are suffering while others are dying. Again, the issue of Ebola has come up. Therefore most of the doctors are eager to go back to work so as to save people from dying unnecessarily.

"There is division among the doctors. Majority of the doctors said if the officials cannot bring to the table the 24-points demand for discussion, then there is no way the strike could be suspended."

On the way forward, the source said: "Until when the delegates agree on the status of the 24-points demands given to the federal government before they can vote for the strike to be called off."
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Your source is a joke...THERE ARE NO DIVISION IN NMA

Zeus777: Your source is a joke...THERE ARE NO DIVISION IN NMA

http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/07/strike-division-among-doctors-threatens-nma/

The source may be a joke sha, but it is just a report, it mustn't be true

I pity your life,
too much hate!
even soldiers at war don't hate
their enemies this much.

It's obvious that a greater proportion of NMA members who are earger to resume their work but not for the die-hard idiosyncracies of some of their colleagues who have perpetually made their heart impervious to public yearnings considering the frivolousness of some of their demands.

Within this purview, Nigerians can now understand res ipsa loquitur that some of our doctors still mean well for the masses!

Well, let's see as the second phase of the strike unfolds!

prettyprettywow: http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/07/strike-division-among-doctors-threatens-nma/

Is this source a joke too? This is just a report, it mustn't be true

My dear friend, dnt mind that fellow. Maybe he's one of them (the we-no-go-gree faction of NMA).

So, this information to him might be deemed unsavoury! Am not taken aback by the disputation and query of the veracity of the source of this info. Pls save ur breath for it's a known fact that a good number of Docs are not so comfortable with some ill demands of NMA. They have no option than proceed in the industrial action so as not to be tagged saboteurs!

prettyprettywow: http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/07/strike-division-among-doctors-threatens-nma/

The source may be a joke sha, but it is just a report, it mustn't be true

yea the source is a joke

Zeus777: yea the source is a joke

After following the minute-to-minute proceedings of the NMA EDM, I can't help but agree with you that the source of this news together with the news is a joke.

With the locum option available to FG, and the unemployed ones willing to locum at any price

ACM10:

After following the minute-to-minute proceedings of the NMA EDM, I can't help but agree with you that the source of this news together with the news is a joke.

But Sir, do u agree with me that some members of NMA are not so comfortable with some demands of NMA?

All members of any group must not agree on all things all the time. Majority carry the vote.

So this is no news.


The report has logic, but its presentation is rather malicious.

I doubt the above considering this:
www.nairaland.com/1832994/doctors-may-resume-work-soon

aluunoble:

My dear friend, dnt mind that fellow. Maybe he's one of them (the we-no-go-gree faction of NMA).

So, this information to him might be deemed unsavoury! Am not taken aback by the disputation and query of the veracity of the source of this info. Pls save ur breath for it's a known fact that a good number of Docs are not so comfortable with some ill demands of NMA. They have no option than proceed in the industrial action so as not to be tagged saboteurs!

pls visit this link. http://www.medicalworldnigeria.com/ and then if u still believe it was only "4" demands they indeed spent d whole of their time in abj to iron out then pls do me a favour by not responding to my post

aluunoble:

But Sir, do u agree with me that some members of NMA are not so comfortable with some demands of NMA?

Even in heaven, there is no uniformity in agreement. Leading to a clash between God and his then Arch-angel lucifer. If there can be a disagreement in heaven, why should you be surprised if doctors do?

Zeus777: pls visit this link. http://www.medicalworldnigeria.com/ and then if u still believe it was only "4" demands they indeed spent d whole of their time in abj to iron out then pls do me a favour by not responding to my post

No qualms! Let the strike be called off soon, Nigerians are waiting to welcome u guyz back to work...