The National Executive Council meeting of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) was held at the June 12 Cultural center, Abeokuta, Ogun State between the 1st to 5th December 2025. The theme of the Conference and Meeting was “Beyond Crosswords: Unlocking Health System Potential Through Partnerships”. The sub-theme was “Caring for the Caregivers: Doctors’ Welfare and Mental Resilience in a Broken System”.
The National Executive Council Meeting was heralded by courtesy calls on the Vice Chancellor, Olabisi Onabanjo University (OOU), Prof. Adedeji Agboola, the wife of the wife of the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Mrs. Folu Adeboye, and the Medical Director of the Redeemers Health Village, Dr. Adedamola Dada. The Association also had a successful medical, surgical and Radiological outreach at the Idowa Ijebu, where multiple indigent patients were attended and free ultra sound scans were conducted.
The Opening Ceremony, which held under the distinguished chairmanship of the Chairman of Ace Medical Clinics Limited, Dr. Oluwole Kukoyi, featured an impressive array of dignitaries. In attendance was the Honourable Minister of State for Health, ably represented by the Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Abeokuta, Dr. (Mrs.) Sarah Ibiyemi; the Executive Governor of Ogun State, represented by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. Tomi Coker; and the Executive Governor of Kwara State, represented by the Commissioner for Health, Dr. (Mrs.) Amina Ibrahim El-Imam.
Also present were the Dagburewe of Idowa, HRH Oba Alayeluwa Barr. Sikiru Kayode Adefuape Okuribido; the Olowu of Owu Kingdom, HRM Oba Professor Saka Adelola Matemilola; a past President of the National Postgraduate Medical College, Prof. Akin Osibogun; the Chairman of Coleman Cables and Wires and Asiwaju of Remo Kingdom, Asiwaju Onafowokan; and the Registrar of the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Dr. Fatima Kyari.
The theme lecture was delivered by a former Commissioner for Health in Ogun State, Dr. Babatunde Ipaye, while the sub-theme session featured three seasoned medical experts: Prof. Olayinka Atilola, Dr. Zainab Mairami, and Dr. Yusuf Quudus.
The open ceremony also featured awards presentation to notable dignitaries, amongst whom were Dr Ali Gombe a former Minister of State Health, under the General Abubakar Abdulsalami regime, Prof Akin Osibogun, renowned Public health expert and the former Chief Medical Director (CMD) of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital LUTH, Idi Araba Lagos and Dr Aisha Shehu Adamu, the current Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Jalingo. A post houmous award of the Fellow of the Nigerian Medical Association (FNMA) was given to late Prof. Jibril Aminu, former Vice Chancellor of the University of Maiduguri and also a former Minister of Education and Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources.
In his opening remarks, the President warmly welcomed members to the meeting and provided a brief, yet comprehensive account of the efforts undertaken by the National Officers Committee (NOC) over the past few months. He highlighted the Committee’s sustained commitment to improving members’ welfare, as well as its constructive engagements with the Government and relevant agencies on issues affecting the medical profession. The President expressed deep appreciation for the unwavering support he has received from all members of the NEC and appealed for continued collaboration, emphasizing that strengthened support for the NOC is essential to further advance the welfare and professional well-being of Nigerian doctors