Abuja — The federal government has called on the Nigerian Medical Association to advise young doctors against relocating out of the country considering the important role they play in the society.

Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Dr. Yemi-Esan have the charge yesterday when the body paid her a courtesy visit in Abuja.

Yemi-Esan said young doctors need to be reminded that it is not a bed of roses out there and that Nigerian government has done a lot for them by sponsoring their education.

She added that the rate at which resident doctors travel abroad to practice without serving the country is a cause for concern, stating that the Nigerian Medical Association is a good platform to counsel them.

While responding to their demands for increased hazard allowances, Dr Yemi-Esan, enjoined them to be reasonable and enquired if the resident doctors, in public corporations are also doing hazardous work. She added that government has done a lot for them, cautioning that they should be considerate in their demands, bearing in mind, dwindling government revenue in the past few years.

Earlier, the President of the Nigerian Medical Association, Dr Uche Rowland Ojinmah, commended the Head of Civil Service of the Federation, for her reformative contributions in positively repositioning the federal civil service for greater performance and national economic growth.