Medical Workers and NMA sure in a game of blackmail against the ministry of health and the presidency!

Medical Workers and NMA sure in a game of blackmail against the ministry of health and the presidency! You recall the elongated down tools by all categories of medical workers of all carders including Nigeria medical association then each group was asking for what they felt was good for them including an enhanced pay and other things among them was the issue of Nurses , radiologist lab technicians, pharmacists and whole lot of other medical personnel asking for some sort of consultant status and that any member of the medical field with appropriate status, certifications and requisite experience should be able to play the role of medical director regardless of if the person is of core medical practice. The NMA was part of that strike and knew of the demands of the other Medical officers but they never said anything. They concentrated on their common and general; request and since neither the NMA nor the other cadre of medical staff agreed then to drop any of their demands everyone got what was requested! Everybody went home happy and temporary stopped scores of Nigerians dying in hospital as result of the strike. I guess because of dubious ego, members of the NMA suddenly realized that those they had repeatedly looked down upon could now possibly occupy the exulted position like themselves, they now turned back and started taunting the government that it shouldn’t have allowed the other cadre of medical profession those concessions. The next thing was that the government should reverse to the old statuesque quoting international best practices! The question for our swollen headed doctors is where were they when it was approved!? The implication of this dubious demand is that if for any reason the government reverses to the old status the other cadre of the medical field would down tool and if the government refuses to accede to he request of NMA Nigerian would continue to die in hospital on daily basis as a result of NMA strike increasing the number of deaths accounted for by Boko haram! The NMA is clearly in a dangerous game of blackmail against the government and they should call themselves to order and perhaps discus a common position with the other cadre and get back to the government and if they are not part of the conspiracy along with Boko haran they should as matter of urgency resume work without any further delay! It is a no case submission! Igwegbe Lawrence emeka