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Medicine Mkts Closure: Group Calls On NAFDAC To Exercise Caution In Good Fight Against Fake Drugs 

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Last updated: February 19, 2025 11:06 pm
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Published: February 19, 2025
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By Chukwudi Ebele

The Labour Party Caucus in the House of Representatives has commended ongoing efforts by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control NAFDAC, to crack down on merchants of fake and counterfeit medicines.

The caucus however urged the agency to exercise caution and ensure that its enforcement actions target only identified culprits, sparing the operations of innocent individuals and businesses.

NAFDAC recently sealed medicine markets in Idumota, Lagos state , Ariaria, in Aba, Abia state and Onitsha, in Anambra state.

The agency said its ongoing enforcement operations at these drugs markets was to rid the country of counterfeit and substandard medicines; however, many people operating in the affected markets have complained bitterly alleging blanket disruption of businesses, including those of innocent people, causing grave losses of goods and money.

Responding to this development in a statement in Awka, yesterday, Leader of the LP caucus, Hon. Afam Victor Ogene, said “While the LP Reps commend NAFDAC for it’s efforts at tackling the menace of fake and adulterated drugs, we enjoin them to go about the assignment in adherence with global best practices, such that legitimate and innocent traders are not caught in the quagmire.”

Hon. Ogene, who is also the leader of Anambra state caucus in the House of Representatives, said further: “For instance, it was reported that NAFDAC sealed the market and allegedly denied the traders and their leadership entry, as it’s officials proceeded to break into shops, carting away pharmaceuticals, without owners of such shops being allowed to witness the operation and take inventory.

Already, there are reports of some traders and Point of Sale (POS) operators who left varying sums of cash in their shops – the closure having taken place at the weekend – without any means of getting same back.”

Providing further insight, the lawmaker revealed that in Onitsha, NAFDAC’s enforcement actions extended beyond the Medicine Market (Ogbo Ogwu), also affecting the Plumbing Materials section, which was shut down about a week ago. This move has left traders frustrated, as they were abruptly locked out of their businesses.

The LP leader urged NAFDAC to exercise caution and sensitivity in its operations to avoid unfairly impacting the livelihoods of innocent vendors engaged in legitimate businesses in the affected markets. “This measured approach will help balance the agency’s regulatory mandate with the need to protect the interests of law-abiding entrepreneurs and traders,” Hon. Ogene said.

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