A member of the House of
Representatives and owner of Quilox night club, Shina Peller, has revealed that
he has resigned from the management of the club since he became a member of the
House.
The lawmaker revealed this while
speaking on a motion to prevent sales of alcohol to underage.
Chinedu Martins on Wednesday
moved a motion on the need to curb consumption of alcohol by underage youths in
Nigeria.
Peller while speaking on the
motion said: “When I was in the world, we don’t sell alcohol to underage.”
Adding “in line with the constitution, I have stepped down from the club.”
The Speaker of the House, Femi
Gbajabiamila, on a jovial note asked: “Where are you now?” Adding that the
house will send a delegation to confirm if indeed the club is not selling
alcohol minors.
The mover of the motion, Mr.
Martins in his motion said that “alcohol consumption among teenagers has led to
an increased tendency towards violence in schools and related environments,
high incidence of school dropouts and cases of physical and mental challenges.
The house, therefore, called on
the Federal Ministry of Health to liaise with the National Agency for Food and
Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) and the Consumer Protection Council
(CPC) to put mechanisms in place to implement the age restriction on alcohol
consumption.
The House also urged the Federal
Ministry of Education to liaise with the Federal Ministry of Health to carry
out alcohol prevention campaigns in Secondary Schools to educate students on
the danger of alcohol use and abuse and urged the National Orientation Agency
to embark on public enlightenment and awareness campaigns to discourage liquor
stores, restaurants, night clubs, and beer parlours from the sale of alcohol to
under-aged children, especially those less than 18 years of age.
The house also mandated the
Committees on Health Care Services and Information, National Orientation Ethics
and Values to ensure implementation.
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