Innocent Ujah, president of the Nigerian Medical Association
(NMA), says some people are sabotaging the efforts of President Muhammadu
Buhari in addressing the strike by the Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors
(NARD).
The doctors embarked on an indefinite strike on Thursday
over salary arrears, among other issues.
Ujah, speaking on Monday when he featured on Channels
Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’ programme, said he believed that the government
was being misinformed as the issues raised by NARD have been on the ground for
some time.
“It is very sad that a lot of people in government
functionaries are misinforming the government. In fact, I believe that some of
them are even sabotaging the efforts of the president. Otherwise, how can we be
going round and round like this? These are things that have been on the drawing
board for some time, agreements were signed, nothing happens when the
industrial action is suspended,” he said.
Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, had claimed
that resident doctors in the UK and the US pay for their residency as opposed
to Nigeria where resident doctors are being paid during their residency.
Commenting on this, Ujah said he was disappointed by Ngige’s
comment, describing it as ”complete lies”.
“For the minister of labour to make that statement he made,
he’s my very good friend but I’m very disappointed at what he said. Those are
complete lies. I would have said it is misinformation and disinformation. In
fact, it is hate speech,” he said.
“How do I expect a very respected minister of labour, a
former governor, a former senator to make such a statement? The statement will
appear to be law when he makes them. How will anybody take what he says
seriously? I feel there are some people who want to sabotage the efforts of the
president. It’s either such people are tired or unwilling. The best thing to do
is to quit because they are not telling the truth.”
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