The Association of Clinical and Academic Physiotherapists of Nigeria has commended the Federal Government for approving the handling of central posting of house officers by the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria.
The inability of the Federal Government to accede to this demand by the MDCN had often been the major reason behind frequent strikes by medical doctors in the country.
But on June 8, 2017, the Federal Executive Council at the end of its meeting, came out with the resolution to henceforth hand over the issue to the MDCN.
Commending the government, the ACAPN President, Prof Adesoji Rufus Adedoyin, said in a statement that the decision was a right step in the right direction and was a welcome development among all medical practitioners in the country.
“We acknowledge the laudable role of the honourable Minister of Health, Prof Isaac Adewole, in making this possible. This step will facilitate prompt placement of house officers for internship and eradicate redundancy. We congratulate the honourable minister on this feat,” he said.
