The Medical and Dental Consultants Association of Nigeria, (M.D. CAN) has opposed the bill seeking to compel newly trained doctors to work for five years in the country before being granted qualifying licence to seek greener pastures elsewhere.

The proposed legislation which has passed the second reading at the lower chamber of the National Assembly is to discourage doctors from leaving the country in droves and heightening the brain drain scourge.

In a jointly signed statement by the President of M.D. CAN, Dr Victor Makanjuola and General Secretary, Dr Yemi Raji, stated that the bill was not only discriminatory and harsh, but also against the interest of the people