The Medical and Dental Consultants Association (MDCAN) and Medical and Dental Specialists Association in Basic Medical Sciences (MEDSABAMS) have expressed concern over the withdrawal of services in medical schools in South West universities over non-migration of medical lecturers to the CONMESS salary structure.
The two medical associations said till now, no significant progress had been made on the implementation of payment of clinical lecturers with the CONMESS salary structure by universities in the South West and Ilorin contrary to what is obtained in other geo-political zones of the country.
This is contained in a statement issued in Jos jointly signed by MDCAN and MEDSABAMS presidents, Prof Mohammad Aminu and Prof AbdulGafar Jimoh respectively.
Clinical lecturers in all tertiary institutions in the South West withdrew their services since February 3, 2025 pending the full payment of their CONMESS salary structure.
The two association presidents urged the federal government, minister of education and National Universities Commission (NUC) to prevail on vice chancellors of the universities to intensify efforts to resolve this issue to avoid further disruption of the academic calendar.
