NMA Calls For Permanent End To Naira, Fuel Scarcity

The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Plateau State chapter at the weekend called on the Central Bank of Nigeria and the federal government to proffer permanent solutions to the naira and fuel scarcity crises in the country.

The appeal was contained in a statement jointly signed by Dr Bapigaan Audu, the state

chairman and Dr Lukden Mawun Stephen, the secretary and made available to LEADERSHIP in Jos.

“We call on the government to be reminded that no policy should bring this much suffering no matter how well intentioned; and wish to seize this avenue to advise importantly, that conception/implementation of policies be done with a human face, bearing in mind the possible attendant consequences likely to emanate from such a policy such that measures are put in place to at best prevent these scarcity or at the very least, cushion their effects on the lives of citizens and the economy of our nation.

“Plateau State branch of our association is deeply concerned and shares in the untold hardship and anguish that citizens have been and continue to be subjected to due to the now perennial problem of fuel scarcity, as well as the recent chaos surrounding the implementation of the cash swap policy by the apex bank,” the NMA said.

It however acknowledged and commended the intervention of President Muhammadu Buhari towards easing some of these occasioned pains and called for speedy implementation of these measures especially those that have to do with enforcement and regulation.