IS THE NMA A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION OR A TRADE UNION?

I must begin this
piece by disclosing that I have many good and long-time friends who are medical
doctors and indeed I have many in my family including my own son. Let me also
state that Medicine is a very dignified profession and all over the World it is
accorded special respect. In our days, if your were a very bright student and
you did well in the Sciences, you would be expected to choose Medicine or
Engineering as your professional pursuit. Actually before the Nigeria-Biafra
War interrupted my education, I had been steam-rolled to choose medicine as my
first course, even when my mind was aching for Business Administration, Law or
Journalism. My dilemma was that I was doing well in all subjects. So after losing
three years in the war I was not prepared to spend one day longer in the
pursuit of a degree. To be sincere, I did not know much about Pharmacy as a
separate profession, I thought Medicine and Pharmacy were part of the same
profession. So when I complained to my uncle that I…