The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Mojisola Adeyeye, has reaffirmed that the agency’s ongoing clampdown on illegal pharmaceuticals is purely in the interest of public health, dismissing any claims of political interference.
Speaking during an official visit to Lagos on Saturday, Adeyeye stressed that NAFDAC is committed to its mandate of safeguarding Nigerians from harmful and counterfeit drugs.
Following an inspection of the confiscated medicines, Adeyeye maintained that NAFDAC’s actions align with its core responsibility. “We’re protecting lives. What NAFDAC is doing is exactly what it is mandated to do. There is no politics in this operation,” she said
The NAFDAC DG also revealed that several traders in the market operate without proper registration under the Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria (PCN).
Adeyeye said over 1,000 NAFDAC personnel are currently engaged in efforts to remove counterfeit, unregistered, and expired drugs from circulation.
NAFDAC has intensified its enforcement activities across the country, recently carrying out similar raids in Onitsha, Anambra State, and Aba, Abia State.
In a major operation, authorities also shut down the Onitsha Bridgehead Drug Market over allegations of selling illegal pharmaceuticals.
