Court orders Lagos doctors not to hold fresh election

The Lagos state high court has ordered the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) not to hold a fresh election in the state.

This was disclosed in a statement signed by Omojowolo O, chairman of the association in Lagos; Kenneth Uwajeh publicity secretary; and Alabi BAM, secretary.

New officials of the association were elected on Wednesday, but a group not satisfied with the exercise conducted a parallel election.

The national executive council of the NMA ordered an annulment of Wednesday’s exercise, fixing a fresh one for Saturday.

However, the court restrained the association from conducting a rerun exercise.

“As you may recall, the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Lagos state branch held her annual general meetings/elections on the 28th of July, 2016 at the Old Great Hall, College of Medicine of the University of Lagos (CMUL) which produced the new set of state officials,” NMA Lagos said in a statement.

“It is also on record that a dissident group of the association held a parallel AGM/elections on the same day at the Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NIMR), Yaba.

“The electoral crisis in the Lagos state branch of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has thus become a subject of litigation as the Lagos state high court yesterday, 29th September, vide Hon Candide Johnson, 2016 granted an order of injunction restraining the holding of another NMA election Lagos state officials’ council election fixed for Saturday, 1st  October, 2016.”