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By Madu Obi
Traditional doctors in Anambra State have agreed to partner the state government to achieve the desired objectives, especially in the area of control of their members.
They made this known during an interaction with members of the Anambra State House of Assembly in Awka.
No fewer than 1000 traditional medicine practitioners, comprising men and women were in the assembly chambers for the interaction.
According to the chairman of the group, Chief Innocent Okwundu, the new Anambra law that created Agunechemba security outfit is no doubt a welcome development that is aimed at ensuring safety of all genuine practitioners and residents of the state.
They, however , pledged to collaborate with the state Assembly to ensure that all grey areas in the law were addressed and clarified to avoid unnecessary intimidation and rip off by some persons, especially at the rural communities.
They pleaded with the lawmakers to work towards giving them a law that would guarantee their independence and smooth operations.
Okwundu noted that when this is done, it would also enable them to assist the government in identifying those who had bastardized the traditional medicine practice through unacceptable means.
He claimed that their members under the umbrella of Anambra State Traditional Doctors Movement were genuinely practicing without getting involved in the Okeite or money ritual saga that many quacks had been involved with.
The Speaker of the House, Mr Somtochukwu Udeze, while highlighting the benefits of the new Anambra Security Law, said the present administration and the lawmakers meant well for the people.
Represented by the Majority Leader of the House , Mr Ikenna Ofodeme during the interaction, Udeze said already there was a bill in the making to address most of the grey areas mentioned by the association.
He expressed the hope that when the law is in place, it will bring about synergy and cooperation between the government and the Traditional Doctors in the state.
Udeze stated that the registration of practitioners by the state government is free and cautioned community leaders against taking undue advantage of the situation to extort people as government will not take it lightly with anybody apprehended.
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