My people, e be like say wahala don show face again for Lagos. Members of the Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria no wan gree make government ban dem from manufacturing and selling alcoholic drinks for sachets. Dem organize serious protest for National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control office, and e sweet well well to see wetin dey happen!
As dem dey protest, you fit see different labor unions join the matter, including the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress. Dem carry placards wey get plenty catchy sayings like “Stop destroying local manufacturers,” “N2 trillion investment deserves protection,” and “5.5 million Nigerians cannot be pushed to the streets.” No be small matter o!
People dey shout and dey sing solidarity songs, even as their voices dey rise like jollof for party. But e funny say, as we dey report this gist, dem still no talk to press. No vex, but e be like say NAFDAC people dey ignore the crowd wey dey protest—na their wahala wey don make matter hot!
This protest na because of the ongoing disagreement wey dey surround the ban wey fit affect how distillers dey run their business. E no easy if you think say plenty people fit lose their job because of this sachet matter. And as the protest dey go, e dey show say people wey dey involve no go keep quiet until dem hear some palatable response.
As we dey watch this gbege unfold, e fit make sense to remember say Nigeria no fit afford to lose local industries wey dey keep many families for work. Distillers dem don create jobs for many people and if dem ban sachets, e fit shake ground! Stay tuned, because we go sure sabi more as e dey develop!
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