The Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, has reprimanded the Joint Health Sector Unions, JOHESU, for forcefully shutting health facilities and seizing important equipment in order to prevent doctors from attending to patients.
In a statement issued by its President, Dr. Francis Faduyile, the Nigerian Medical Association called on JOHESU to stop acting like hoodlums. 
The union also advised the Federal Government not to meet JOHESU’s unrealistic demands. NMA called on all Medical Directors in government-owned health facilities to ensure that doctors were given full protection from the rioting health workers. Read NMA’s full statement below:
“The striking allied health workers have resorted to undue brigandage and desperate antics in an attempt to prevent our members from offering healthcare services to Nigerians.
They now lock up clinical service points and equipment thereby making it difficult for our members to operate smoothly within the hospital environment, and other disruptive acts including thuggery.
We call on the CMDs/MDs of government owned health facilities to provide adequate security for Doctors and contract staff who are currently offering services within the hospitals.
The lies being peddled by JOHESU regarding our members’ emoluments is an attempt to hoodwink the public against Nigerian doctors.”
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