Chai! Na wetin we go hear today be say, NAFDAC don jam small wahala wey fit affect about 5.5 million Nigerians for work o! Na the distillers’ association wey dey represent food and beverages workers don come out strong to protest this enforcement wey don start.
As dem dey protest for Lagos, dem talk say dem no go gree make NAFDAC just waka come ban sachet alcohol and PET bottles wey dey less than 200ml like say na joke. Wetin be all dis now? Dem say dem don already lose time when Federal Government tell dem make dem hold on top this matter dey wait for consultation and final decision.
But NAFDAC don sharp-patter and say dem don get order from the Senate to continue di ban. Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, wey dey run NAFDAC, don already announce say dem don begin enforce di law. E mean say na real serious wahala be dis.
Solomon Adebosin wey be the Executive Secretary of FOBTOB yarn say di enforcement go scatter jobs for plenty people wey dey work for alcohol sector. Omo, e no go sweet if 500,000 pipo wey dey work direct plus over 5 million wey dey work indirect go fall hand just like dat.
Dem also cry say NAFDAC no fit prove wetin dem talk say minors dey drink this sachet alcohol. E no dey make sense! Adebosin talk say dem dey work on top control wey go make sure say children no fit access di alcohol. E get levels for dis matter, wey dem suppose dey tackle proper.
A visitor wey follow talk on top di protest, Azeez Razaq wey be Head of Department for Brewery and Tobacco, talk say na sabotage wey NAFDAC dey do to local manufacturers. How e fit be say dem go go against wetin di SGF talk? Na wetin we fit call paddy paddy for dem regulatory wahala.
Dem no go gree say dem go spoil di local companies wey don dey hustle up. If dem seize dem work, e fit lead to plenty job loss, wey go make insecurity matter for Naija even worse. Na wetin we want be dis? Na dem sabi say prosperity no go happen if dem no allow people to work.
Anthony Oyagha, wey dey represent di union too, don call on di Presidency make dem enter di matter sharply! E don dey clear say local manufacturers deserve protection wey go spur confidence for di business environment.
Omo, if we no stand up now, how we wan take secure jobs and future for our pipo? Jobs wey dem dey talk fit lead to more importantly matter when e come to the nation’s security and prosperity sef. Dis na time wey everybody suppose stand gidi gidi like on top di table.
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