NAFDAC Don Stop People Make And Sell Sachet Alcohol

NAFDAC don order total ban on production and sale of alcohol wey dey inside sachet and small PET or glass bottles wey get less than 200ml. Di agency yarn say manufacturers, distributors and sellers must comply before next month, and dem no go give extension again. Di Senate don tell NAFDAC make dem enforce di ban within di set timeframe. NAFDAC DG, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, wey announce di order for Abuja yesterday, yarn say di move na to protect public health and make sure children, teenagers, and young adults no dey misuse alcohol. She add say di high-alcohol drinks wey dey sachet and small containers don make am easy to get, cheap, and fit hide, wey dey cause addiction among minors and commercial drivers, and dey link am to domestic violence, road accidents, school dropout, and other social wahala.

Adeyeye talk say, “Na like gunpowder Nigeria dey sit on because children wey don start dey take alcohol fit later waka enter hard drugs. Data dey show am. So, na national security matter, if workforce go dey prone to alcohol or drug abuse, e mean say children go grow up dey normalise am, because dem don dey do am since primary school, dey hide am for pocket.” She remember say for December 2018, NAFDAC, Ministry of Health and FCCPC sign five-year MoU with AFBTE and DIBAN to phase out sachet and small-volume alcohol by January 31, 2024. Di deadline later extend go December 2025 make industry fit finish old stock and adjust production lines.