Medical Doctors under the aegis of Nigeria Medical Association (NMA) today in Enugu ended their election abruptly with a bloody fight leaving many injured.
The doctors disregarded almost all COVID-19 protocols including wearing of masks and physical distancing while pushing themselves during physical encounters between factions for and against conduct of the election.
Trouble started after organisers of the election went ahead with the process of conducting it despite a court order allegedly restraining them from carrying on with it for not following laid down rules.
Amateur video cited on social media showed the rowdiness and distraction of voting materials.
In a suit filed by the Association of Resident Doctors(ARD) Enugu State University Teaching Hospital; Dr. Bonaventure Nwachukwu and Dr. Emmanuel Chuma Edoga against the Returning Officer and other Electoral Officers at the annual General Meeting; Dr Chuka Agunwa, Returning Officer; Dr. Anayo Ugwu; Dr Edosuye Omosuye Ugwu ; Dr. Ike Okwesili, Outgoing Chairman NMA Enugu and Dr Aneke Emmanuel, Outgoing Secretary NMA Enugu, the plaintiffs sought and obtained a court order suspending the election.
The Court Order reads:
“Upon an application by Motion ex-parte brought pursuant to order 4 rule 1 of the Magistrate Court rules of Enugu State 2004 and under the inherent jurisdiction of the honourable court dated and filed on the 6th day of August 2020. The motion is supported by 12 paragraph affidavit deposed to by Dr. Bonaventure Nwachukwu, currently the immediate past Secretary of the Association of Resident Doctors, ESUT Teaching Hospital,Parklane Enugu.
“And after hearing the submission of JU Ugwoke ,Esq, counsel for the applicant praying the Honourable Court for an interim injunction retraining the 1st – 6th respondents from continuing the ongoing NMA Enugu State Election holding today 6th day of August 2020 within 7 days of the life of this order for not following the constitutional provision of the association and thereby causing a breach of peace among the association and society at large.”