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Doctors seek tax reduction in Kwara
Dr Bode OgunjemiluaGovernor Abdulrahaman AbdulrazaqKwara State
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Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria (SOFPON), Kwara State chapter, has urged Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq to reduce the ‘huge’ tax

Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria , Kwara State chapter, has urged Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq to reduce the ‘huge’ taxSociety of Family Physicians of Nigeria , Kwara State chapter, has urged Governor AbdulRahaman AbdulRazaq to reduce the ‘huge’ tax slammed on private medical practitioners in the state for them to make positive contributions to the health needs of the people.

He quoted William Osler, a Canadian physician and one of the four founding professors of John Hopkins Hospital, the SOFPON leader said, “The good physician treats the disease; the great physician treats the patient, who has the disease.” The quotation, he said, should guide the physicians in their daily routine.

Guest speaker at the event, Dr Anthony Joseph, who spoke on the topic, ‘Healthy Planet, Healthy People: The Role of Family Physicians’, urged members of SOFPON to uphold the five principles of a total physician by being care providers, decision-makers, communicators, community leaders and managers. Hearing of an ex parte motion for stay of proceedings filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission Chairman, Ola Olukoyode,The labour unions under the auspices of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress have threatened to embark on a massElectricity workers, under the aegis of Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies and the National Union of EleThe Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria , after a joint National Executive...

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