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NMA in chaos: Delegates suspend NOC, reinstate disqualified candidates

Saturday, April 25, 2026

Delegates at an emergency meeting of the Nigerian Medical Association in Abuja voted to suspend the National Officers’ Committee, overturn the disqualification of six electoral candidates and install a caretaker committee to run the association. The moves reflect a deepening governance crisis within the NMA, threatening its ability to represent doctors and influence health policy across Nigeria.

By Chioma Obinna The crisis rocking the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, at the national level escalated on Wednesday as delegates at an Emergency Delegates Meeting, EDM, in Abuja voted to suspend the National Officers’ Committee, NOC, reverse the disqualification of six electoral candidates, and install a caretaker committee to steer the affairs of the association. […] The post NMA in chaos: Delegates suspend NOC, reinstate disqualified candidates appeared first on Vanguard News.