Jimoh Oyibo: Banning Sachet Liquor A Lazy Solution, NAFDAC Should Regulate And Control Access

The National President of Food Beverage Tobacco Senior Staff Association, Jimoh Oyibo has stated that the prohibition of sachet liquor manufacturing companies successful Nigeria is simply a lazy solution, alternatively the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) should modulate and power access.

 Oyibo said this erstwhile speaking successful an interrogation with ARISE NEWS connected Monday astir the February 1st prohibition connected alcoholic beverages successful sachets by NAFDAC

He explained, “The producers of sachet liquor spent billons of naira to amended the nationalist to portion responsibly and that these liquor shouldn’t beryllium sold to nether age. What NAFDAC needs to bash is complement their efforts by regularisation and entree control. I deliberation to conscionable accidental prohibition is simply a lazy mode to code an issue.”

Expressing his absorption to the ban, helium stated, “We were taken by astonishment erstwhile we were informed that our factories were unopen down. The Director General of NAFDAC, Madam Adeyeye, closed them down due to the fact that the tiny battalion sizes are easy accessible to children.”

He criticised NAFDAC’s approach, noting that a anterior statement successful 2018 stated that sachet liquor accumulation would beryllium phased retired by 2024. “If that was the agreement, it would person been morally justified to telephone a gathering with stakeholders to punctual them and sermon implementation,” Oyibo said. “She conscionable unopen down the company, and earlier you cognize it, our members person been laid off.”

The interaction of the prohibition connected industries has been significant. Oyibo highlighted, “Foreign and section investors person invested billions of naira into this sector. By banning these companies, those investments person gone down the drain, and our members person mislaid their jobs.”

He besides condemned NAFDAC’s refusal to assistance the prohibition contempt involution from the House of Representatives. “If it takes the contented of 360 members of the House to assistance the ban, and NAFDAC inactive insists, it means there’s thing much going on,” helium remarked.

 The national person emphasised the request for NAFDAC to prosecute with stakeholders earlier making specified decisions. “What NAFDAC should person done is summon stakeholders arsenic the owed day approached,” Oyibo said. “We could person revisited the contented and made a decision.”

He called connected President Ahmed Tinubu to code the situation. “We are calling connected President Tinubu to guarantee that if his renewed anticipation docket is thing to spell by, the Director General of NAFDAC should beryllium called to order.”

Looking forward, Oyibo supported the solution from the National Assembly urging the assistance of the ban. “The mode guardant is to travel the National Assembly’s solution from March 21, which recommended lifting the prohibition for economical reasons,” helium said.

Why workers are protesting NAFDAC’s determination to unopen down the accumulation lines of industries manufacturers liquor drinks successful sachet.

NANCY MBAMALU 

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