Kayode Obembe, Nigeria Medical Association President
Nigeria Medical Association, NMA on Monday declared one week mourning for its six members who died in a fatal motor accident along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway on Sunday.
In a statement jointly signed by Dr. Kayode Obembe and Dr. Adewunmi Alayaki, President and Secretary General of NMA respectively, the Association also formally announced the identity of the deceased doctors and their driver.
In a statement issued at the end of the emergency meeting of the National Officers’ Committee (NOC) held on Monday morning, the NMA confirmed the identity of the deceased who were Ekiti State delegates for the Annual General Conference/Annual Delegates Meeting (AGC/ADM) currently holding in Sokoto as Dr. Alex Akinyele – Secretary NMA Ekiti, Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Ido Ekiti, Dr. Tunde Aladesanmi – General Surgeon, FTH, Ido Ekiti, Dr. O.J. Taiwo – Anatomic Pathologist, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti, Dr. Ogunseye J.B – National Association of General and Government Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) National Secretary, Hospital Management Board (HMB), Ekiti, Dr. Olajide .O – Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), EKSUTH President and Dr. Atolani Adeniyi – Secretary NAGGMDP, Ekiti State.
The NMA identified the driver as Mr. Ajibola who was a driver in the employment of the Association in Ekiti State.
The Association said the bereaved families have been contacted and arrangements are in motion to convey the bodies back to Ekiti State while other members of the delegates who survived the accident are in stable condition and are receiving medical attention under the auspices of the Chairman of the Kaduna State NMA and his team.
NOC has sent its representatives to Kaduna for on the spot assessment and compliment the effort of the Kaduna team and directed that all doctors should observe one week of mourning from Tuesday 26th to Tuesday 3rd …Read More
Source:: PM Newspaper
