Fair pay, without delay
Stronger advocacy for remuneration parity, correct placement, allowances and prompt salaries.
Candidate for Chairman · NMA Kaduna 2026
The Aisha Effect.
Proven leadership. Real results.
A practical agenda to protect doctors and dentists, advance fair pay, strengthen professional growth and build an NMA Kaduna that works for every member.
VoteDr. Aisha Mustapha
Election daySaturday, 1 August 2026
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The vision
Member welfare. Professional dignity. A stronger association.
Every commitment begins with one question: will it make life and work better for doctors and dentists across Kaduna?
Safer places to work
Clear anti-assault protocols, better call rooms and safeguards for humane working conditions.
Protection that is practical
Confidential wellbeing support, legal defence, emergency assistance and reliable member welfare.
Growth at every stage
Accessible CPD, enterprise networks, housing pathways, academic equity and retirement support.
The complete plan · One page
Four chapters. One stronger NMA.
Read the full manifesto without leaving this page. Open any chapter to explore the commitments, then share the plan with a colleague.
01 Manifesto Part IDoctors’ welfare, firstFair remuneration, safer workplaces, a sustainable association and leadership members can reach.
Doctors and dentists can deliver their best only when they are fairly treated, physically safe and supported by an association that works. My first commitment is clear: put member welfare at the centre of every decision.
Fair remuneration across every tier
Fair pay must not depend on where a doctor serves.
- Remuneration parity: Advocate consistently for full CONMESS implementation and specialist allowances across state and local-government health facilities.
- Fair locum standards: Promote clear wage benchmarks that reflect training, responsibility and workload.
Safer, more dignified workplaces
No doctor should choose between personal safety and professional duty.
- Anti-assault protocols: Pursue enforceable procedures for preventing, reporting and responding to violence against health workers.
- Functional call rooms: Advocate for secure, properly equipped spaces, including appropriate provisions for nursing mothers.
A financially sustainable NMA Kaduna
A stronger association needs reliable assets and income.
- Complete the new secretariat: Drive the project to completion so members have a functional institutional home.
- Build sustainable income: Use transparent commercial leasing to generate recurring revenue.
Accessible, accountable leadership
Members deserve a responsive association in ordinary and difficult moments.
- Rapid Support Network: Create a dependable pathway for urgent assistance during emergencies.
- Open governance: Maintain accessible leadership, clear communication and regular financial reporting.
“Welfare will not be a slogan. It will be a measurable duty.”
02 Manifesto Part IIProtect the doctor. Preserve the healer.Wellbeing, health protection, humane work conditions, legal support and professional growth.
Doctors spend their careers caring for others. The association must also care for the doctor—protecting wellbeing, defending professional dignity and opening doors to continued growth.
Confidential mental-health support
Seeking help should be safe, private and free from stigma.
- Professional counselling: Establish a confidential support line managed by qualified professionals.
- Burnout awareness: Promote education and referral pathways that help colleagues recognise strain early.
Health coverage for doctors and families
The people who sustain the health system should not be left exposed.
- Inclusive coverage: Pursue comprehensive insurance options across public, private and academic sectors.
- Practical partnerships: Seek coverage that is useful, affordable and responsive.
Safer working hours and staffing
Fatigue is a workplace risk, not a badge of honour.
- Work-hour safeguards: Advocate for humane duty schedules and safer limits on excessive hours.
- Staffing standards: Push for ratios that protect both clinician and patient.
Legal defence when members need it
Doctors facing disputes, harassment or unjust sanctions should not stand alone.
- Legal Defence Panel: Create access to timely professional guidance and representation for eligible matters.
- Clear access: Publish a straightforward process for requesting support.
Accessible CPD and CME
Professional growth should remain within reach throughout a doctor’s career.
- High-value learning: Build partnerships for free or affordable courses that support licence renewal and strengthen practice.
- Relevant opportunities: Prioritise the real clinical, leadership and career needs of Kaduna doctors and dentists.
“When we protect the doctor, we protect every patient who depends on that doctor.”
03 Manifesto Part IIIOpportunity, security and dignityEthical practice, stronger welfare, enterprise, housing and a dignified transition into retirement.
A strong association should protect professional standards while helping members build secure, purposeful lives. This chapter connects the fight against quackery with practical pathways for welfare, enterprise, housing and retirement.
A firm stand against quackery
Illegal practice endangers patients and undermines the profession.
- Coordinated enforcement: Work with the Ministry of Health and relevant authorities to identify and shut down illegal practices.
- Responsible reporting: Provide appropriate legal backing for members who report through recognised channels.
Stronger welfare and cooperative systems
Member support must be transparent, responsive and built to last.
- Better zero-interest micro-loans: Strengthen fair, clearly administered support for eligible members.
- Hardship and bereavement: Create dependable emergency relief and transparent family support.
A platform for member enterprise
Doctors should discover, support and learn from colleague-owned businesses.
- Doctors supporting doctors: Make member-owned services and enterprises more visible.
- Useful connections: Create spaces for ethical collaboration, mentorship and practical learning.
Housing and long-term assets
Home ownership should become more achievable across career stages.
- Affordable pathways: Pursue partnerships through the National Housing Fund and other credible schemes.
- Land opportunities: Advocate transparently for allocations that offer genuine member value.
A dignified transition into retirement
No doctor should reach retirement without information, support or a path forward.
- Pre-retirement workshops: Provide guidance on pensions, planning, wellbeing and life after active service.
- Pension advocacy: Support members navigating processes and press for prompt resolution of avoidable delays.
“No retiring doctor will be abandoned.”
04 New · Manifesto Part IVOne profession. One voice. Fair treatment.Collective bargaining, prompt salaries and academic equity for doctors across Kaduna.
Dear Noble Doctors and Dentists in Kaduna: our unity is our strength, and it will not be threatened. Wherever we work—in the clinic, the lecture hall or any other setting—we will collaborate so that our distinct challenges are heard and addressed.
A binding state pathway for the CBA
National approval must be followed by timely implementation in Kaduna State.
- State implementation committee: Once the CBA is approved nationally, advocate for Kaduna State Government to establish a committee without delay.
- Automatic application: Press for a framework covering salary reviews, hazard allowances and correct entry placements.
Prompt salaries for new doctors
No doctor should begin service and then wait indefinitely to be paid.
- Immediate payment after capture: Advocate for salaries to commence once captured on IPPIS, GIFMIS, BATMIS or another recognised platform.
- Faster escalation: Seek a clear route for resolving payroll delays before hardship affects care.
Prompt, uninterrupted CATA
Clinical academics need the tools to teach, research and care for patients.
- Academic-tools allowance: Advocate vigorously for prompt payment to all eligible ABU and KASU clinical academics.
- Coordinated advocacy: Work with affiliates and professional bodies so colleagues speak with one voice.
CONMESS parity for clinical academics
No one should be penalised for combining patient care, teaching and research.
- Implement circulars: Work with MDCAN, NAMDA and National NMA to press for relevant NUC and NSIWC circulars.
- No career penalty: Defend equitable treatment wherever the approved framework applies.
Clear outstanding academic arrears
Work already done must be recognised and paid for.
- Earned Academic Allowances: Push for outstanding payments due to medical lecturers, including items currently not captured.
- Supervision and research: Advocate for outstanding honoraria and appropriate research support to be addressed transparently.
“No doctor in Kaduna will stand alone—in the clinic, the lecture hall or at the bargaining table.”
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Verifiable facts
More than a promise—a record of service.
From professional leadership and medical education to cancer prevention, patient support and community outreach, Dr. Aisha Mustapha’s work speaks for itself.
20documented facts
67webinars organised, moderated and presented
2×National NMA NEC member
12professional associations
Did you know that, by the grace of God…
Dr. Aisha Mustapha has built a career around leadership, excellence and practical service.
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Dr. Aisha Mustapha has been fully registered with the UK General Medical Council since 2018, yet she chose to remain at home and serve her people in Nigeria.
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She is a two-time National NMA NEC member, having served as Secretary of NMA Kaduna and as Chairman of the NMA National Committee on Blood Transfusion and Haematological Services.
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She has organised, moderated and personally presented at 67 webinars at local, continental and international levels. She delivered one last week and has another scheduled for next week.
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She serves on various committees at local, national and international levels to create awareness about HPV and cancers—and personally visits communities to vaccinate girls.
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She led advocacy to Heads of Department to ensure that full weekend calls were abolished in her department.
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She pioneered the Gynae Cancer Fund for indigent patients, which remains domiciled and active at ABUTH.
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She led the reintroduction of WHO surgical safety checklists, pre- and postoperative checklists, and tumour boards.
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She is one of the two pioneer fellows of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society in Northern Nigeria.
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She contributed to Nigeria’s national guidelines and costing plans for cervical cancer elimination and is a member of the National Task Force, with contributions to National Cancer Control Plans.
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She is not only Chairman of the NMA National Committee on Blood Transfusion and Haematological Services; she also advocates for regular blood donation by men and women and is a regular donor herself—practising what she preaches.
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She is an invited speaker at multiple international meetings and a global master trainer in colposcopy and cervical cancer prevention.
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She is a member of the National and State Task Forces for HPV vaccine introduction and uptake. Her daughter was the first person vaccinated in the entire Kaduna State—another example of practising what she preaches.
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She is known for consultation and proper documentation. In every leadership position, she has always consulted the General Congress or Executive Committee, as the case demanded, and never taken unilateral decisions.
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She believes in her professional associations and is a proud, dues-paying member of eight state or national associations and four international associations.
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She organised safety training on the use of Automated External Defibrillators, fire extinguishers and surgical life-saving procedures at ABUTH.
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She has organised numerous maternal and child health outreaches, cancer-prevention campaigns, HPV vaccination programmes and surgical outreaches in communities and schools. When she feels her message is not loud enough with a microphone, she climbs onto tables until she has everyone’s attention!
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She advocates for “One Member, One Vote” at the national level, enabling members to contribute directly to decisions about who leads them.
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The Dr. Aisha Mustapha Cooking Competition was created by ABUMSA in recognition of her overwhelming support for and dedication to students’ activities.
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She was awarded Best Resident in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in West Africa.
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Dr. Aisha Mustapha and her team, working under her Principal Investigator and Chief Medical Director, recently launched the Niraparib Clinical Trial at ABUTH—a first-of-its-kind trial in Nigeria for women with advanced ovarian cancer. The treatment costs ₦25 million per month but will be provided free to eligible patients for two to four years.
Leadership with compassion. Service with excellence.
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Vote Dr. Aisha Mustapha for Chairman, NMA Kaduna State Branch.