The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria said it will meet with the Federal Ministry of Health and Social Welfare and the Federal Ministry of Education on Thursday to discuss the process of appointing a vice-chancellor at a university.
The association also said it will meet the Ministry of Health over its demands that the retirement age for medical consultants be 70 years, among others.
The National President of the association, Muhammad Muhammad, disclosed this to newsmen on Tuesday.
The association had expressed concerns regarding the exclusion of medical and dental lecturers based on the criteria used in the appointment for the selection process for the office of the vice-chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra State.
It said the exclusion was not only unjust but undermined the critical role that medical and dental lecturers play in the academic and administrative leadership of the institution.
It also emphasised that the government should take necessary measures to complete the process of harmonising the retirement age of consultants to 70 years to mitigate the effects of doctors’ migration.
The MDCAN’s president emphasised that the association was yet to see significant progress on its demands so far.
“The issue is that from what we’ve seen from our community is that by the expiry date on that Monday, we are going to convene an emergency NEC meeting.
“We have already asked all our chapters to conduct an emergency congress meeting in their various chapters to come up with a decision.
Alausa noted the final decision will be taken by that emergency NEC meeting on Monday.
