NAFDAC's Powerful Stand: Halting Fake Drugs Without Harming Trade
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has justified its recent crackdown on fake drugs across the country and dismissed claims that the organisation was against businesses.
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In its latest campaign against counterfeit medications, NAFDAC raided stores and marketplaces where the drugs were found.
Some people have condemned the agency for allegedly being unfair and focusing on non-drug areas of some marketplaces. However, Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of NAFDAC, has denied the accusations and based the organization's actions on "protecting" the country's health.
"We are preserving lives, not interfering with commerce. Without the NSA, we could not have completed the task on our own. It poses a threat to national security. You will be devastated by what the BBC showed. "Young men who have been rendered useless," Adeyeye stated in a video that was uploaded to NAFDAC's X handle in response to recent agency seizures.
Some people have condemned the agency for allegedly being unfair and focusing on non-drug areas of some marketplaces. However, Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of NAFDAC, has denied the accusations and based the organization's actions on "protecting" the country's health.
"We are preserving lives, not interfering with commerce. Without the NSA, we could not have completed the task on our own. It poses a threat to national security. You will be devastated by what the BBC showed. "Young men who have been rendered useless," Adeyeye stated in a video that was uploaded to NAFDAC's X handle in response to recent agency seizures.
Therefore, NAFDAC is carrying out its mandate, which is to provide safeguards. What we are doing is not political. The PCN has not registered the majority of the stores. Sites and the individuals working on them are registered by PCN.
‘A Thorough operation’
The DG made the statement at a news conference in Lagos on Saturday, following the agency's crackdown on counterfeit and subpar medications, which resulted in the closure of over 11,000 stores and the arrest of 40 people.
She said the crackdown was a secret operation that had been prepared for more than a year. On February 10, the organization began the transfer from the Bridge Market in Onitsha, Anambra State; the Ariaria Drug Market in Aba, Abia State; and the Idumota Open Drug Market in Lagos.
According to NAFDAC, three markets that supply over 80% of the nation's medications were singled out to get rid of unregistered and counterfeit medications.
"We have about finished the evacuation, thus we are wrapping up our operations in Aba. The NAFDAC DG stated, "Our next step is to conduct individual shop inspections to determine which businesses are operating lawfully and which are not registered."
Since the start of these operations, we have shut down more than 4,000 stores in Onitsha, 3,027 in Lagos, and an additional 4,000 in Aba. We have only finished 20% of the work in Onitsha. Because some vendors, despite being legitimate, are not registered with the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN), we must conduct a thorough investigation.
"We have about finished the evacuation, thus we are wrapping up our operations in Aba. The NAFDAC DG stated, "Our next step is to conduct individual shop inspections to determine which businesses are operating lawfully and which are not registered."
Since the start of these operations, we have shut down more than 4,000 stores in Onitsha, 3,027 in Lagos, and an additional 4,000 in Aba. We have only finished 20% of the work in Onitsha. Because some vendors, despite being legitimate, are not registered with the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN), we must conduct a thorough investigation.
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