Nigeria, April 10 -- The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has defended the disqualification of some candidates from its forthcoming elections, insisting that the process was conducted in line with its constitution and without bias.

Speaking with PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday, the association's National Publicity Secretary, Mannir Bature, said the decision was based on candidates' failure to meet stipulated requirements.

The NMA's responlse follows allegations by one of the affected aspirants, Sodipo Oluwajimi, who claimed that six candidates were unlawfully disqualified despite meeting the constitutional requirements.

Mr Oluwajimi, a consultant family physician and former chairman of the Medical Guild in Lagos, said the affected aspirant...