challenged President Muhmmadu Buhari to
constitute his cabinet saying “delay is
dangerous.”
The association also pleaded with the
National Association of Resident Doctors to
call of their strike in public interest.
The President of MDCAN, Dr Steve Oluwole, at
a press briefing in Abuja expressed great
concern over the vacuum resulting from
Buhari’s refusal to form a complete
government one month after his assumption
of power.
He said, “It is obvious, we have concerns; we
are not isolated, we are not the only ones
affected, there are certain issues that we
want to raise or oppose but we can’t do. But
we cannot say because it is a new
government coming in. Even if it is another
party that takes over, things move within
hours, so we can’t say because it is a new
party and government that is why it is so.”
The MDCAN president explained that given
the current predicament due to the vacuum,
there is need to address some critical issues
in the health sector.
He called on President Buhari to move fast in
addressing the vacuum created in the running
of the government, stating that, “we want the
president to expedite action; because, it
becomes indefensible to our own democracy
where it looks like there is vacuum, no
movement in that ministry.”
He observed that there is an urgency to “have
a functional government, not just have
elections, or constitute National Assembly like
we have now, that is not sufficient, and I
think our patience is running out now as a
nation.”
The MDCAN President said the appointment
of health minister by the Buhari’s
administration should take into consideration
in appointing “not just a doctor but somebody
who has the basic medical qualification, post
– graduate qualifications and know public
health.”
President Buhari has come under severe
criticism both from the opposition People’s
Democratic Party (PDP) and many Nigerians
for refusing to constitute his cabinet a month
after his inauguration as president of Nigeria.
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