Shockwaves are reverberating across Yorùbáland and the global Yorùbá diaspora following the sudden death of the Baba Ọba (King’s Father) of the famed Oyotunji African Village in South Carolina, USA. The late Baba Ọba, Lukman Arohunfale, a revered socialite and traditionalist, passed away under circumstances already sparking fierce controversy. His death comes just days after he publicly accused the newly installed Alaafin of Oyo, His Imperial Majesty Oba Akeem Adéyẹmọ Owoade, of allegedly ordering his courtiers to beat him mercilessly during a recent courtesy visit to the Oyo palace in Nigeria. In a widely circulated voice recording, the deceased recounted how what was meant to be a simple homage turned violent. Although the Baba Ọba had reportedly battled ill health in the past year, growing insinuations suggest that the alleged physical assault may have aggravated his condition, ultimately leading to his untimely death. The palace in Oyo recently denied that s...
The Federal Government has said it would
not provide funds to any government official to travel abroad for
medical treatment unless the case cannot be handled in Nigeria.
President Muhammadu Buhari made this
known on Wednesday at the opening ceremony of the 56th Annual General
Conference and delegates meeting of the Nigerian Medical Association
held in Sokoto.
The President who was represented by the
Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole said the government would not
encourage medical tourism with the nation’s resources.
“While this administration will not deny
anyone of his or her fundamental human rights, we will certainly not
encourage expending Nigerian hard earned resources on any government
official seeking medical care abroad, when such can be handled in
Nigeria,” Buhari said, according to a statement by the Director, Media
and Public Relations, Ministry of Health, Mrs. Boade Akinola.
Buhari called on the health
professionals to discontinue inter-professional crisis which he said had
impacted negatively on the nation’s healthcare delivery system.
“We have seen the hazards that this
unfortunate and highly preventable problems have caused to the quality
of health care delivery in Nigeria. May I implore members of NMA to
always imbibe the spirit of team work to ensure harmonious relationship
with other health professionals, no profession can effectively and
efficiently function without the other,” he said.
Speaking on the welfare of the health
professionals, the President said the government will review all
previous agreements and take reasonable decisions that would not
infringe on the right of the workers.
“This government will invest in programmes that will improve capacity of all cadres of health workers,” he promised.
In his remarks, Adewole, represented by
the Minister of State for Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire said that the
theme of the event “Doctors in Administrative Position in a democratic
Dispensation” was important now that Nigerians are demanding for
competence, professionalism and quality health care.
The minister said that leadership in the
health sector was not only limited to occupying the chief executive
position, but also involves accepting challenging responsibilities,
promoting team works, tolerance and transparency in all dealings.
He admonished medical doctors to work
in harmony with other health care professionals including those in
administration to improve healthcare delivery system in the country.
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