The Joint Health Sectors Union (JOHESU) and Assembly of Healthcare Professionals of Nigeria (AHPN) has headed to the National Industrial Court (NIC) to seek a perpetual injunction against the Nigeria Medical and Dental Consultants of Nigeria (MDCN), the NMA and Federal Government from infringing on its statutory provisions as professional groups in the health sector as well as on their rights and privileges among other prayers.

Hearing in the suit filed last Thursday has been slated for Thursday July 10.

 

Reacting to the report of the FG's MoU with NMA, President of the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), Olumide Akintayo, and Deputy President, National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM), Femi Tonade, have both warned against the consequences of Federal Government "sacrificing the agreement it earlier had with (JOHESU/AHPN) to satisfy the doctors' interest".

Speaking to our correspondent, Akintayo asked: "How can we be contented if they sacrifice our own agreement to satisfy the doctors?

 

"Government should know there are consequences and we will look critically into it to react appropriately".

He however said the PSN is yet to see the document of MoU, "but when we do, we will make appropriate statement", said Akintayo.

 

Similarly, Tonade told our correspondent that the association is not in contention with doctors' demand for what they think they are entitled to do have.

"Rather, our issues which we have enumerated over time are germane and have been presented to the federal government which has honoured us and we feel contented with the honour hence we are going about our professional duties.

"There is no problem if government decides to review its agreement with doctors, we would wait to see the review, study it before we take any position if there is need for that", said Tonade.