Members of Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) have elected Dr. Francis Adedayo as their new President. He was elected on Sunday at the end of the association’s 58th Annual General Conference and Delegates’ Meeting held in the Federal Capital Territory.
Apart from Adedayo, others elected into the National Officers Committee of the NMA to run the affairs of the association for the next two years were Dr Kenneth Tijo, first Vice President; Dr Ofem Enang, second Vice President.
Dr Olumuyiwa Peter was elected Secretary General; while Dr Benjamin Ikechukwu, became Deputy Secretary General. Others were Dr Ayuwaja Nayagawa as National Treasurer; Dr Abdulgafar Jimoh, National Financial Secretary; and Dr Obitade Obimakinde National Publicity Secretary.
In his acceptance speech, Adebayo assured that the new executives would deliver their duties with vigor and carry every member along in the running of the association.
“Every part of the health sector would be represented; we want to be fair and promote the profession, and also to see that our workers work well. We also want to sensitise the public on what NMA is doing so that they can support us as we need public support to move forward,” he said.
He also called on the Federal Government to improve health infrastructure in the country to meet international standard.
