The Association of Medical Laboratory Scientists of Nigeria, AMLSCN, has warned the Minister of Health, Professor Issac Adewole against a possible anarchy in the health sector if the rule of law he fails to demonstrate his concern for the rule of rule as regards judgments.In a press statement signed by the National President of the association, Alhaji Raheem Toyosi, and the National Secretary, Dr Surajudeen Junaid and sent to Nigerian Pilot yesterday, the health minister was urged obey the court order compelling him to issue a circular to all Chief Medical Directors, CMDs and Medical Directors, MDs of tertiary health institutions in the country to remove all Pathologists and persons not in that field from the Medical Laboratory departments.
The statement read, ‘’We are glad that Justice M. N. Esowe at the NICN, Abuja in her judgment on Friday February 17, 2017 expressly directed the CMD and the DA of JUTH-Prof. Edmund Bangwas and Ali Bitrus respectively to within30days, remove all Pathologists and all persons not allowed by the LFN Cap M25, LFN, 2004 (MLSCN Act) to be in the Medical Laboratory Services department from the Laboratory failing which they shall be committed straight to the prison. The Judgment also applied to FETHA, UNTH, NAUTH, and NOH Enugu.
The Minister of Health Professor Isaac Adewole was also directed in the judgment to issue appropriate circular directing all CMDs/MDs of Federal tertiary health Institutions to comply with the court orders, it said.
The AMLSN further compelled the minister to demonstrate his concern for the rule of law in the country by obeying to judgment. ‘’It will be recalled that a similar circular ref C.5516/I/T3/152 dated 21st October, 2014 was released at that time. The circular was signed by the then Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Health, Mr Linus Awute following compliance to a NICN court judgment of July 22nd, 2013 on appointment of non-medical doctor as Consultants/payment of specialists allowance by the Federal Ministry of Health. The association therefore warned the minister not to blackmail the present government by creating an impression that it has no respect for the rule of law by his actions.
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