The Nigerian Medical Association has rescinded the mandatory building levy following the collective pressure exerted by this community. We have secured a significant victory for the profession by halting this unfair financial imposition. I encourage everyone to remain observant to ensure that institutional accountability remains a top priority for our …
December 26, 2018
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The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has come up with an ill-advised, ill-timed, insensitive decision to collect a building levy for it's secretariat from the purse of its hardworking doctors. NMA has decided to compulsorily deduct a fine of N20,000 from doctors who are less than 10 years into the practice and N40,000 from doctors who have been practicing for over 10 years. Doctors who do not pay by 31st December 2019 would be denied MDCN practicing licenses for 2020!
This is despite the fact that most doctors already pay N2000 'NMA dues' monthly and this amounts to N24,000 yearly.
NMA also receives a huge percentage of the annual practicing licence paid to MDCN by every doctor yearly.
NMA accounts are yet to be independently audited and they are yet to explain how previous monies collected for similar projects in the past were disbursed.
The NMA should serve as an umbrella body to protect the interest of it's doctors and find solutions to the major problems facing the medical profession in Nigeria such as lack of placement for residency training, poor remuneration, and poor funding of health sector, decay of existing infrastructure and the massive brain drain we are currently experiencing in the health sector which has the potential of crippling the Nigerian health delivery system. The least of our problems should be building a befitting secretariat for NMA!
Kindly sign this petition to show your displeasure at this obnoxious building fund levy.
Updates
December 17, 2018
The petition has reached the one hundred signature mark. This response confirms that many of you share the concern regarding the compulsory levy imposed by the association.
Reached 1,000 supporters
December 16, 2018
December 16, 2018
The feedback I have received from colleagues across the country confirms that the proposed building levy is causing significant distress among doctors. I am currently reaching out to representatives within the association to demand a formal explanation regarding these financial requirements. We must maintain our focus on the fundamental issues affecting our professional practice.
Reached 100 supporters
December 15, 2018
1,079 Comments
Let there be a proper feasibility study of the NMA House. How much is the cost of the house and the amount this deduction will amount to. Also Bayelsa drs paid N10,000 building levy to National 3 years ago. They have not accounted for that money
This is wickedness. Some doctors are finding life so difficult if you don't know. The salary is not enough. Here in Rivers state the monthly levy is 3000. Those of us that belong to other affiliates pay extra levies. It's just too much.
1. NMA Building is not an emergency 2. In NMA all doctors are equal categorizing to below or above 10yrs is uncalled for. 3. Doctors' problem has never been NMA building. We do not need such costly building just for administrative purpose.
Having a befitting NMA house is good. But I disagree with d mode of collection of d fund. A timeline say 3 month could be given to allow members pay perhaps instalmentally rather than the current arm twisting and threat of 31st December deadline
NMA should rather wade into the problems of joblessness and lack of residence training placement experienced by a good number of its members. Drs in Nigeria are suffering! A magnificent Secretariat is not what we need now. Our welfare should come first!
NMA building levy is illegal.
Is disappointing to see how educated persons will turned ignorant of what a leadership is all about.
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The Nigerian Medical Association has rescinded the mandatory building levy following the collective pressure exerted by this community. We have secured a significant victory for the profession by halting this unfair financial imposition. I encourage everyone to remain observant to ensure that institutional accountability remains a top priority for our …
December 26, 2018
Final supporters
The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA), has come up with an ill-advised, ill-timed, insensitive decision to collect a building levy for it's secretariat from the purse of its hardworking doctors. NMA has decided to compulsorily deduct a fine of N20,000 from doctors who are less than 10 years into the practice and N40,000 from doctors who have been practicing for over 10 years. Doctors who do not pay by 31st December 2019 would be denied MDCN practicing licenses for 2020!
This is despite the fact that most doctors already pay N2000 'NMA dues' monthly and this amounts to N24,000 yearly.
NMA also receives a huge percentage of the annual practicing licence paid to MDCN by every doctor yearly.
NMA accounts are yet to be independently audited and they are yet to explain how previous monies collected for similar projects in the past were disbursed.
The NMA should serve as an umbrella body to protect the interest of it's doctors and find solutions to the major problems facing the medical profession in Nigeria such as lack of placement for residency training, poor remuneration, and poor funding of health sector, decay of existing infrastructure and the massive brain drain we are currently experiencing in the health sector which has the potential of crippling the Nigerian health delivery system. The least of our problems should be building a befitting secretariat for NMA!
Kindly sign this petition to show your displeasure at this obnoxious building fund levy.
Updates
December 17, 2018
The petition has reached the one hundred signature mark. This response confirms that many of you share the concern regarding the compulsory levy imposed by the association.
Reached 1,000 supporters
December 16, 2018
December 16, 2018
The feedback I have received from colleagues across the country confirms that the proposed building levy is causing significant distress among doctors. I am currently reaching out to representatives within the association to demand a formal explanation regarding these financial requirements. We must maintain our focus on the fundamental issues affecting our professional practice.
Reached 100 supporters
December 15, 2018
1,079 Comments
This is gross injustice and must be stopped, why should mdcn a govt agency have payment of nma building levy as a prerequisite for eligibility to renew your annual practicing license on its portal. What is the relationship between NMA and MDCN.
Let there be a proper feasibility study of the NMA House. How much is the cost of the house and the amount this deduction will amount to. Also Bayelsa drs paid N10,000 building levy to National 3 years ago. They have not accounted for that money
This is wickedness. Some doctors are finding life so difficult if you don't know. The salary is not enough. Here in Rivers state the monthly levy is 3000. Those of us that belong to other affiliates pay extra levies. It's just too much.
1. NMA Building is not an emergency 2. In NMA all doctors are equal categorizing to below or above 10yrs is uncalled for. 3. Doctors' problem has never been NMA building. We do not need such costly building just for administrative purpose.
Having a befitting NMA house is good. But I disagree with d mode of collection of d fund. A timeline say 3 month could be given to allow members pay perhaps instalmentally rather than the current arm twisting and threat of 31st December deadline
NMA should rather wade into the problems of joblessness and lack of residence training placement experienced by a good number of its members. Drs in Nigeria are suffering! A magnificent Secretariat is not what we need now. Our welfare should come first!
NMA building levy is illegal.
Is disappointing to see how educated persons will turned ignorant of what a leadership is all about.
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This is gross injustice and must be stopped, why should mdcn a govt agency have payment of nma building levy as a prerequisite for eligibility to renew your annual practicing license on its portal. What is the relationship between NMA and MDCN.