The Director General of National Agency for Food Drug
Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has announced the
reopening of Onitsha Head Bridge drug market, popularly known as ‘Ogbo Ogwu’.
NAFDAC also announced that shop owners must meet strict
administrative conditions before the reopening of their shops to prevent a recurrence
of the issues that led to the closure.
This was made known on Wednesday in a statement signed by
Adeyeye, NAFDAC DG.
According to the DG, shop owners are required to complete
documentation and clearance procedures before their shops could be unsealed.
Adeyeye also disclosed that a dedicated NAFDAC desk has been
established to facilitate the process efficiently, ensuring compliance with
regulatory standards.
She stated that only shops that meet the conditions will be
allowed to resume operations.
Parts of the statement read: “The National Agency for Food
and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reopened the Bridgehead Drug
Market in Onitsha following a month-long closure for sanitisation and
regulatory enforcement.
“To prevent a recurrence of the issues that led to the
closure, NAFDAC implemented strict administrative conditions for reopening.
“Shop owners were required to complete documentation and
clearance procedures before their shops could be unsealed.
“A dedicated NAFDAC desk was established to facilitate this
process efficiently, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
“The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye,
emphasises that the market has now been reopened, with all shop owners directed
through their union to obtain and sign an undertaking, along with a penalty for
past violations of distribution regulations.
“Only shops that meet these conditions will be allowed to
resume operations.”
Recall that NAFDAC closed the market as it
clamped down on fake and expired drugs dealers.
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