6 DOCTORS, DRIVER DIE IN AUTO CRASH

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Emmanuel Ukudolo
Nigeria, April 25, 2016 – Six members of the Nigerian Medical Association of Nigeria(NMA)Ekiti chapter and a driver today died in an auto crash. They were involved in a fatal motor accident along Abuja-Kaduna Expressway on their way to attend an emergency meeting of the National Officers’ Committee (NOC) of the NMA on Monday 25th April, 2016 at Giginya Coral Hotel Sokoto State.

While confirming the incident, the NMA identified the six persons involved in the fatal crash as Dr. Alex Akinyele – Secretary NMA Ekiti, Federal Teaching Hospital (FTH), Ido Ekiti ; Dr. Tunde Aladesanmi – General Surgeon, FTH, Ido Ekiti; Dr. O.J. Taiwo – Anatomic Pathologist, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado-Ekiti; Dr. Ogunseye J.B – National Association of General and Government Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGGMDP) National Secretary, Hospital Management Board (HMB), Ekiti; Dr. Olajide .O – Association of Resident Doctors (ARD), EKSUTH President; Dr. Atolani Adeniyi – Secretary NAGGMDP, Ekiti State and Mr. Ajibola – NMA Ekiti Driver.

“Other members of the delegates who survived the accident are in stable condition and are receiving medical attention under the auspices of the Chairman of the Kaduna State NMA and his team. The bereaved families have been contacted and arrangements are in motion to convey the bodies back to Ekiti State’’, the NOC said in a statement signed by its President and General Secretary, Dr. Kayode Obembe and Dr. Addwunmi Alayaki.

“NOC has sent its representatives to Kaduna for on the spot assessment and compliment the effort of the Kaduna team.

“While the conference continues, the NOC hereby directs that all doctors should observe one week of mourning from Tuesday 26th to Tuesday 3rd of May, 2016. Every doctor should put on Black band on the left arm over white overall.

“NMA is in contact with the bereaved families and burial arrangements will be communicated in due course. May the souls of the departed rest in perfect peace. We pray that the Almighty God gives the bereaved and all our Hippocratic families the fortitude to bear the irreparable loss”, the union said.

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