The
President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr. Osahon Enabulele,
has said the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, rejected the
plea by the association that the 788 doctors that were sacked last week
Monday be recalled.
Osahon spoke with our correspondent on
Tuesday after a three-hour meeting with the governor, Commissioner for
Health and the Head of Service.
He said Fashola, who left the meeting
midway for another meeting, explained that the reversal of the sacking
was beyond his powers.
He said, “Governor Fashola rejected our
moves to reverse the sacking of the doctors. Efforts by NMA to make both
parties shift grounds were rejected.
“He said the matter was beyond him. He
left midway, saying he had made the state government’s position known to
the doctors. The NMA is going to constitute a meeting to explore other
options available to us.”
The Chairman of the Medical Guild, Dr.
Olumuyiwa Odusote, said the guild had filed a suit against the state
government over the dismissal at the Industrial Court, adding that the
case would be coming up on Wednesday (today).
He said instead of negotiating with the
leadership of the NMA, Fashola referred the sacked doctors to the
Health Service Commission.
Odusote said, “The governor said he was
not the person that sacked us. He said we should go and meet our
employers, the Health Service Commission.
“The case is in court already and our hearing comes up tomorrow (Wednesday). Let the law adjudge who is wrong or right.”
He said Fashola, however, agreed to reverse the eviction order given to sacked doctors to vacate their official quarters.
Odusote said, “He said the reversal of
the eviction order was within his powers and he would look into it but
action stays on the sacking.”
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