From Joseph Amedu, Lokoja
The Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA) has raised an alarm that the National Officers Committee (NOC) is planning to impose an illegal State Executive Council (SEC) in Kogi State.
This was contained in a communique issued by NMA Kogi State branch at an emergency general meeting held in Lokoja on Friday
The communique signed by NMA Chairman, Dr Abubakar Alhassan and Secretary, Dr Adaranijo Rasheed Kolapo, respectively was made available to Journalists in Lokoja
The association faulted the latest letter of the Secretary- General of the national body, Dr. Benjamin Egbo dated 13th September, 2024 recognizing the duo of Dr Aazee Jimoh and Dr. Daniels Sebastine Tunde as Chairman and Secretary in the State.
The communique reads in parts
“The Emergency General Meeting (EGM) of the State Executive Council (SEC) of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Kogi State branch held today in Lokoja to look into the state of the association, especially with respect to the continuous meddling of the NOC in the internal affairs of the branch, resolved as follows:
“that the general public, particularly the offices that were copied in the letter, should discountenance the correspondence, because the Secretary- General, including the National Officers Committee (NOC) overreached themselves in the letter.
“The NOC acted outside the jurisdiction of their powers and are doing everything possible to impose an illegal SOC on the congress of NMA Kogi State branch.
“The State Officers Committee (SOC) should continue to provide the needed leadership in line with the NEC position at the Maiduguri NEC meeting of August 2024.
“The State Officers Committee (SOC) should schedule, in the coming days, a statutory State Executive Council (SEC) meeting of the NMA Kogi State branch to respond more appropriately to the letter and the issues raised therein”.
It was learnt that the NMA meeting Kogi State branch had in attendance members of the State Executive Council (SEC), including the State Officers Committee (SOC), Affiliate Heads, and Past Chairmen.
It could be recalled the immediate past Chairman of NMA in Kogi State was impeached from office alongside some executive over alleged corruption, misappropriation of funds and abuse of office.
