The NMA President, Dr. Kayode OBEMBE and members of the National Officers’ Committee (NOC), the Chairman, LOC Dr. Abdulgafar Jimoh and Sokoto State NMA members, while on our journey from Tangaza and Sokoto on free medical mission, received the sad news of accident that involved the Ekiti State NMA delegates.

The news had it that Ekiti State NMA Bus had an accident on Abuja Kaduna highway and recorded some fatalities, the number of which is yet to be confirmed.

We hereby express our profound shock, condolences and commiserations on this dastardly event.

As of now, we are informed that Kaduna State NMA has dispatched a team of doctors to handle the situation while we await further information.

We pray that the souls of our colleagues lost in this accident rest in perfect peace. We also pray for quick recovery of the survivors.

Further development will be communicated later.

NMA NATIONAL SECRETARIAT!

Rip

With Heavy Hearts.. the Passing away of

Dr Aladesanmi
Dr Oj Taiwo
Dr Akinyele Lexy
Dr Ogunseye
DR Olajide
Dr Adeniyi James
Mr Ajibola.. Driver.



Update

The Head of clinical services of Federal Neuropsychiatry hospital Barnawa in Kaduna who just returned from the hospital where the injured are being treated gave a moving account, relayed below : Dear ALL, I just left St Gerard Hospital. All the six are stable. It's surprisingly that in a bus where 7 people including d driver died, some just sustained bruises. Such is life. Very painful was one of them who was reported to be asking if others were okay but later died about 2km to Kaduna. He bled from possibly a torn femoral or rectal artery. Unfortunately the state hospital Doka General Hospital where the accident occurred had no facilities no doctor on duty to resuscitate him. He still survived about 60km drive before he gave up shouting 'I'm dying I need blood, pls resuscitate me'. Even the survivors were saying their only regret was that the guy died and they couldn't revive him.
As against our initial plan to transport them back to Ekiti on Wednesday, they are likely to go tomorrow. They are very stable. We were able to get Yoruba local dishes for them as requested. Secondly their families kept calling and we don't want them to start making long journeys to Kaduna from Ekiti. Thirdly the Ekiti State government has sent ambulance to convey the corpses which will return back to Ekiti tomorrow morning. We will transport the survivors with FNPH bus to go with the ambulance at the same time. May God Almighty repose the soul of Dr Aladesanmi and the rest and give their families the courage to bear this terrible loss.
The LOC in consultation with the NOC of NMA resolved to, as a mark of respect to our departed colleagues cancelled the sight seeing visits and the cocktail shall be low keyed.

RIP....sad


Some people will come and blame Fayose now.

repogirl:
RIP....sad


Some people will come and blame Fayose now.

Why not? The dude still owes them 4 months salary meanwhile he went on a wild goose chase to China with tax payers money

Adieu colleagues!

DAMN

GogetterMD:

Why not? The dude still owes them 4 months salary meanwhile he went on a wild goose chase to China with tax payers money

Adieu colleagues!

and that was the cause of the accident?

repogirl:
and that was the cause of the accident?

Not saying it is. I'm just pissed and upset.
Thinking it's this same road that gave the Ocholi's an eternal vacuum

GogetterMD:

Not saying it is. I'm just pissed and upset.
Thinking it's this same road that gave the Ocholi's an eternal vacuum

oh really? Wow..... Take heart bro.

May their soul ripp

This is sad.
Six doctors lost at once on a "death trap" called road, wen we r running low on doctors.
Death is cruel!

R.I.P docs

GogetterMD:


With Heavy Hearts.. the Passing away of

Dr Aladesanmi
Dr Oj Taiwo
Dr Akinyele Lexy
Dr Ogunseye
DR Olajide
Dr Adeniyi James
Mr Ajibola.. Driver.

Omg!!!
Lexy!!!.....
Jesus!!!
Y nah?

RIP

Rip.so sad

Really sad. Learnt about this yesterday. May God grant their families the fortitude to bear the loss

Sad day! Sad sad day!!! There must be something with this Abuja-Kaduna road. God!!! RIP

Its a black day for the medical profession. Six doctors in their prime cut down just like that and their driver also. The realisation by other doctors in the bus that they can only watch and do very little while their colleagues died. After administring CPR what next? How long does it take emergency vehicles to arrive?

To live with th the pain of not saving a loved one is something no doctor should live with. Not being able to save your friends. The resident doctors at EKSUTH just lost their president; a fine young man.

I pray God give the families the fortitude to bear their loss. Goodbye my brothers.

Sad news to the Medical Profession!! Until a sitting Gov dies on this same road, nothing will be done.. I pray it does happen..

nairaman66:
Sad news to the Medical Profession!! Until a sitting Gov dies on this same road, nothing will be done.. I pray it does happen..

A serving minister died and it didn't change anything

Update

Fayose mourns Ekiti doctors, declares three days mourning

Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has described the death of six medical doctors and one driver in the State, in an accident involving a 13-passenger bus as the lowest point in the history of the State and a monumental loss not only to the people of Ekiti State but to Nigerians, declaring a three days of mourning for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

The governor, who directed that all flags should be flown at half-mast, described the death as an eclipse of professional and intellectual figures, who lost their lives in active service to mankind, saying; “Ekiti has lost some of the best trees in its forest of medicine. I am deeply sad. This is one loss too many.”

In a release issued by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, Governor Fayose said; “Death of seven prominent indigenes of a State in one day and at the same period is a burden too heavy to bear and it is my prayer that God, who is the only giver and taker of live will give Ekiti people the fortitude to bear this irreparable loss.”

The six doctors, who had an accident a few kilometres to Kaduna on their way to Sokoto to attend Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) event were Dr Aladesanmi of the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Ido-Ekiti; Dr Oj Taiwo of the Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH); NMA Secretary, Dr Akinyele Lexy; Dr Ogunseye of the Health Management Board (HMB); EKSUTH Association of Resident Doctors (ARD) President, Dr Olajide, Dr Adeniyi James of the FMC and a driver, Mr Ajibola.

The governor urged families, friends and professional colleagues of the deceased, especially members of the NMA to solace in God who giveth and taketh when it pleases Him.

“It is my prayer that tragic incident like this will not be witnessed in Ekiti State again and that God in His infinite mercies will console the families of the deceased.

“On behalf of my family, Government and people of Ekiti State, I express our heartfelt condolence for the loss of these promising sons of Ekiti and wish their families, friends and professional colleagues the continued support and guidance of the Almighty God,” the governor said.

And d the mods don't feel this news is front page worthy. Dey don't give a damn coz it's not a news involving celebrities or snakes! These r medical doctors for God's sakes!







Rest on great men.

Wow.. what a loss , may God grant their soul repose and console their families.. and doctors too can rally round their families


I think its high time seatbelt usage in buses is enforced

henrygale:
And d the mods don't feel this news is front page worthy. Dey don't give a damn coz it's not a news involving celebrities or snakes! These r medical doctors for God's sakes!

Its not Wizkid vs Linda Ikeji or Peter vs Paul Okoye

0gbeni:
Wow.. what a loss , may God grant their soul repose and console their families.. and doctors too can rally round their families


I think its high time seatbelt usage in buses are enforced

Seatbelts does little to reduce fatalities in some form of RTAs

repogirl:
RIP....sad


Some people will come and blame Fayose now.

Why did it happen the day he returned from China?

BTW, who is his native doctor?

GogetterMD:

Seatbelts does little to reduce fatalities in some form of RTAs

yeah, i agree with you and we don't even know what led to the RTA.. they might have even had their seatbelts on.. just wanted to create awareness about seatbelts on passenger buses, noticed that the vast majority of buses don't have seatbelts for passengers

Dr Olayiwola Olajide

God grant their families fortitude to bear the loss.










And somebody will ask me why I hate travelling

What bad news be ds now... haba!

Make Saraki resign now...



9airaland

RIP, Niger no good and nobody wan die

RIP. Why is this country like this? Nobody is safe