Seun Kuti, son of late Afrobeat
legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti, has reacted to the federal government’s ban on the
production of Codeine containing syrups in Nigeria.
Recall that the Minister of
Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Tuesday directed the National Agency for Food,
Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, to ban with immediate effect further
issuance of permits for the importation of codeine as active pharmaceutical
ingredient for cough preparations.
Adewole said the directive became
necessary due to the gross abuse of Codeine usage in the country.
But reacting through his Twitter
handle, Kuti said the ban would not be effective as it only means that drug
dealers will make more money.
He wrote: “Igbo has been banned
since forever (unjustly) but e still dey everywhere.
“The reactionary ban of Codeine
by the FG only means drug dealers will make more money from it. It can’t affect
supply. #Bigpharma”.
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