Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
The embattled chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), Edo State Branch, Dr. Udoka Imoisili, has taken the fight of her suspension back to the camp of those who wanted her out of office, saying that she still remain the chairman of the association despite being a woman.
She said this while reacting to the current crisis rocking the association where some members, during its Annual General Meeting suspended her and some other of its officials.
Dr. Imoisili said that some members of the association felt that hence she is a woman, they want to push her away and have their persons planted in as the leaders of the association and which she will not allow without putting up a fight.
“These illegal elements think that I am a woman, a weakling and can be overwhelmed, but I am a courageous noble leader, I will assert my authority as the legal chairman of Edo State”, Imoisili said.
Imoisili alleged that her office was burgled and some vital documents including laptop carted away by those who wanted her from the office.
“It is no longer news that during the business session of the AGM on Thursday 17th August 2023 some members of the Association with reckless abandon violently disrupted our meeting and assaulted the media person who was commissioned to live stream the meeting, who had to go for medical care for injuries sustained.
“Another was verbally assaulting me and was advancing towards me to attack me but was held back.
“when I sensed that the venue of this meeting was no longer safe, I called for a recess as enshrined in Edo NMA rules and regulations.
“Unfortunately, some misguided elements led by past Edo NMA chairman decided to illegally gather with some few conspirators and foster on themselves a purported and unconstitutional office of a so called acting chairman in the person of Dr. lluobe inegbenosun and an acting secretary in the person of Dr. Emeka Okoh who have been shamelessly impersonating the offices of the chairman and the secretary.
“They have also gone ahead to disseminate falsehood against my person through their collaborators having paid their way through.
“These individuals burgled my office and carted away vital documents including all cheque books of the association, letter head papers, laptop, receipts, cash , documents which are evidences of their financial misdeeds,and other items yet to be identified”, Imoisili alleged.
Earlier, a faction of the NMA, in its communique signed by Dr Iluobe Inegbenosun, Ag Chairman, Edo NMA and Dr Emeka Okoh
PRO, Edo NMA read in part,
“The AGM voted to suspend the trio of Chairman, Deputy Chairman, and Secretary, for refusing to carry out their constitutional duties as demanded by the AGM.