. NIGERIAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION RECALL GOV. DOCKSON’S CAMPAIGN PROMISE.

The State Chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has appealed to Governor Seriake Dickson to keep to faith with his campaign of providing good governance to the people of the state. Chairman of the State NMA, Dr. Seiyefa Brisibe made the appeal in news briefing in Yenagoa. He commended the Governor for declaring a state of emergency on education and urged that similar gesture should be extended to the health and infrastructural development in the state.

 He described the health sector in the state as near comatose evidenced by the high prevalence of HIV/AIDS, poor health infrastructure and low uptake of health services.

The NMA Chairman on behalf of all medical practitioners congratulated the state governor and deputy on their swearing-in. According to him, the NMA is impressed with appointment made by the governor particularly the honorary Special Advisers and the Financial Management Review Committee.

 The NMA chairman also expressed the body’s preparedness to work with the new administration to improve the health status and poor health indices of Bayelsa.