The Nigerian Medical Association, Kogi State Chapter, has suspended its Chairman, Dr Olusola Baoku, for alleged constitutional, administrative and financial infringements.

At an emergency congress held in Lokoja, the state capital, on Saturday, a former Chairman of NMA Dr. David Ayemila, told journalists that a committee has been constituted to hold sway till August 11, 2024 when election that will produce a new state executives would be conducted.

It was learnt that the congress resolved to ensure there is no vacuum by empowering the committee of Past Chairmen Chaired by Ayemila and Dr Zubair Kabiru as Secretary, to take over the running of the association till when a new election is expected to be conducted and new officers emerge.

Ayemila attributed the crisis that affected the association to the way the sispended chairman handled the association’s affairs.

“Our committee was inaugurated today, July 13, 2024 to watch the activities of the Nigeria Medical Association until August 11 when a new leadership of the association would be elected,” Ayemila noted.

Ayemila stated that the decision for the dissolution of the former State Exco was as a result of their failure to manage the association well and preventing avoidable challenges which the association was subjected to, adding that, the only way out is to constitute the new interim management committee.

He blamed the inability of the disbanded state officers to organise meetings hence, the decision to have a new organ that will steer the affairs of the association.

Ayemila implored members to support and cooperate with them to discharge their assignment.

He said, “The congress also empowered the Association of Past chairmen by transmitting all the powers of the State Officers Committee to the Committee of Past Chairmen.

“The committee is to ensure that the medical and surgical outreach proposed for Okene holds, including a successful election and Annual General Meeting.”

Recall that under Baoku, seven members of the 2022-2023 exco resigned following the crisis rocking the association.

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