Former President of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), Dr. Osahon Enabulele, yesterday commended President Goodluck Jonathan, for his decision to unconditionally reverse the Federal Government’s earlier directive to suspend the Residency Training Programme (RTP) and the sack of 16, 000 resident doctors in the country.

Enabulele also expressed appreciation to the Senate President, David Mark, for the patriotic, dependable and objective role he played alongside other people of goodwill, including the Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, Senator Tunde Ogbeha, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, and Senator Chris Ngige respectively.

The ex-NMA boss and Vice-President, Commonwealth Medical Association, in a statement in Benin, Edo State, urged the Federal Government to adopt, in the future, a more positive approach towards resolving the challenges confronting the country’s health sector.

He said such approach would “promote constructive engagement, best practices and professionalism” in the sector.

Enabulele further appealed to the Federal Government to honestly and responsibly respect all past and present agreements it willingly signed with the Nigerian Medical Association.

According to him; “I commend President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, for his decision to unconditionally reverse the Federal Government’s earlier ill-advised directive to suspend the RTP and sack 16, 000 resident doctors.”

He said: “While I hope that this latest directive of the President will be immediately communicated to the various Chief Medical Directors and Medical Directors of Nigeria’s federal tertiary health institutions for immediate and unconditional implementation, I urge the Federal Government to honestly and responsibly respect all past and present agreements she willingly signed with the Nigerian Medical Association.