National Industrial Court, NIC, yesterday in
Lagos, restrained the Federal Government
through the Chief Medical Directors of 37
medical institutions across the country from
terminating the appointment of the resident
doctors.

President of the court, Justice Babatunde
Adejumon, gave the order, while ruling on a
Motion on Notice filed by the Registered
Trustee of the Nigeria Medical Association,
NMA, against the Attorney General of the
Federation, the Minister of Health and 37
Chief Medical Directors of University
Teaching Hospitals and Federal Medical
Centres across the country.
Joined as respondents in the suit, are the
Chief Medical Directors of Aminu Kanu
Teaching Hospital, Jos University Teaching
Hospital, Lagos State Teaching Hospital,
Nnamdi Azikiwe Teaching Hospital, Obafemi
Awolowo Teaching Hospital, University
College Hospital, Ibadan, University of Benin
Teaching Hospital, Calabar Teaching
Hospital, University of Ilorin Teaching
Hospital, University of Maiduguri Teaching
Hospital, University of Portharcourt Teaching
Hospital, University of Uyo Teaching
Hospital, Usman Danfodio Teaching
Hospital, University of Abuja Teaching
Hospital and the University of Nigeria
Teaching Hospital.
Others respondents, are the medical
Directors of Federal Medical Centres in
Asaba, Azare, Bida, Birnin-Kebbi, Birnin
Kudu, Gombe, Keffi, Gusau, Ido-Ekiti,
Katsina, Lokoja, Makurdi, Owerri, Owo,
Umuahia, Yenegoa, Yola, Ebute Metta, Lagos
and Yobe state respectively.
In his ruling, Adejumon, further ordered that
status quo ante be maintained pending the
hearing and determination of the suit filed
by the resident doctors.
On the issue of suspension training
programmes for doctors, the court, also
directed that the claimant (NMA) to put all
the respondents on notice, saying the issue
would be better addressed when parties
joined issues before the court.
www.vanguardngr.com/2014/08/court-stops-fg-sacking-resident-doctors/

our government does not respect court injunctions.
tell me why this would be an exception..

phantom: our government does not respect court injunctions.
tell me why this would be an exception..

The same way NMA did not respect the NIC injuction that said AMLSCN should oversee the importation of invitro diagnostic equipment..

toysleek:
The same way NMA did not respect the NIC injuction that said AMLSCN should oversee the importation of invitro diagnostic equipment..

haba....but on that issue,NMA appealed it in court.NMA has not disobeyed anything

Like i have asked in some other forums,how does this solve the problem?.In Labour agitations,constructive engagements are usually more fruitful than litigations.The health minister has always insisted that no doctor was sacked but that the residency programme was temporarily suspended pending a review.Once you suspend the Residency programme,the issue of employment for the residents is blown to high heaven.Pls see Sanusi vs FGN (2014) where the technicality of "suspension pending investigation" was used to sack Sanusi from the CBN.
While i have great sympathy for the ARD cause,i fear that NMA has once again shot itself in the foot.It may be better in this instance to jaw-jaw instead of to war-war.

toysleek:
The same way NMA did not respect the NIC injuction that said AMLSCN should oversee the importation of invitro diagnostic equipment..

But Why should AMLSCN oversee that if not to see opportunity to cause more troubles for themselves and doctors

Amaizu: Like i have asked in some other forums,how does this solve the problem?.In Labour agitations,constructive engagements are usually more fruitful than litigations.The health minister has always insisted that no doctor was sacked but that the residency programme was temporarily suspended pending a review.Once you suspend the Residency programme,the issue of employment for the residents is blown to high heaven.Pls see Sanusi vs FGN (2014) where the technicality of "suspension pending investigation" was used to sack Sanusi from the CBN.
While i have great sympathy for the ARD cause,i fear that NMA has once again shot itself in the foot.It may be better in this instance to jaw-jaw instead of to war-war.

This has crippled activities in some teaching hospitals. FG doesn't know this has affected training of medical students and HOs also.