Reason Why NMA is Against Other Health Workers
After all said & done, I was speaking & gisting with a doc friend over the JOHESU strike, do u want to know the reason behind why NMA are against us & our demand according to him?
Doctors became uncomfortable since JOHESU emerged some years ago simply because of our large number and affiliated unions. They see us as a big threat to their advancement.
Shortly after JOHESU emerged, they began to see the effect of their unity in diversity as they fight for progress.
He highlighted some of the achievement thus:
Degree nurses now begin internship hence, they no longer respect doctors like before.
MLS went to court and won against pathologist hence rendering pathologist jobless soonest. This is their biggest headache. Anytime they are in meeting & pathologist issue is discussed, it is always with fear & palpitations as pathologist always lament accusing NMA officials of complacency and neglect. Sometimes, the pathologist often leave the meeting in rage. They accused AMLSN of trying to render pathologist jobless. If we succeed in sending them out of lab, where will they go to? A big question to NMA.
Doctors are afraid that JOHESU has money to bribe in a corrupt country like Nigeria and get any judgement & circular anywhere, anyhow. That has been JOHESU style.
Doctors are on the verge of relegation ever since JOHESU began agitation of headship of hospital which doctors sees as their legitimate right. If such is taken over by JOHESU, what else is left for doctors?
JOHESU members no longer have regard for doctors like before, this is a big threat to NMA.
Pharmacist and physiotherapist now claimed autonomy to treat & manage patients on their own, even nurses and beginning to lay hold of such claims; what else will doctors do? This JOHESU want to render doctors irrelevant and relegated. NMA is saddled with the responsibility of retaining doctors honour and pedigree; that was why NMA had not rested since JOHESU began their uprising as doctors termed it.
Everybody want to become consultant! This is the biggest fear & intimidation that JOHESU had poised so far. Consultants are the lords of medicine who are being worshipped and revered by doctors, now JOHESU want to become lord, there shouldn’t be two different lords in hospital, these will lead to anarchy and chaos and disrupt the hierarchical orders in the hospital.
He asked me, if u are a doctor what will u do? You guys want to render us useless, irrelevant, redundant and even jobless, so expect us to seat back and watch? This nonsense have to stop! Enough is enough!
I just feel I should share it with u all.
Please, kindly share this with all JOHESU affiliates so that they know the kind of battle they are into.
MLS Atoki
