The Federal Government has charged newly inducted medical graduates to distance themselves from the incessant strikes often embarked on by doctors.
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige gave this advice in Abuja at the induction of six medical graduates of the University of Abuja (UniAbuja) into the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN).
Ngige, whose son, Andrew, was among the inductees, encouraged the medical graduates to be of good behaviour and uphold the highest ethical standards in the course of their duties.
Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, released a statement yesterday in Abuja through it’s Deputy Director of Press and Public Relations, Charles Akpan, saying the minister reminded the inductees that the medical profession is a noble one, hence, the need for them to abstain from any conduct that could bring their esteemed profession to disrepute.
He said: “I am a medical doctor. One of you being inducted here is my second son. My first son is a medical doctor. My daughter is also a medical doctor. By virtue of ethics, our oath as doctors is to save lives. That is our primary duty.
“If doctors go on strike, people die. That is the truth. The human life is irreplaceable. How do you bring back people who have died as a result of doctors not being at their duty posts?
“It is unethical for doctors to embark on strikes. I have said it so many times in the past and I will continue to say it. Doctors should not go on strike. Therefore, you should desist from joining strikes in the interest of humanity and our noble profession.”
