My people, abeg, make we gather small jolly gist wey don dey trend for this side! Na NAFDAC don pick fight with sachet alcohol wey dey make many Naija pipo enjoy small wahala.
Dem dey talk say if dem enforce this ban on sachet and small PET bottle alcohol, e fit wipe out over N400 billion for the industry. Just imagine o! Those wey dey run sachet alcohol business no be small, dem employ plenti pipo, from factory workers to logistics drivers, wey dey carry the drink go market.
Adewale Oyerinde wey be Director-General for NECA, plus Segun Ajayi-Kadir wey be Director-General for MAN, don come together drop one hot article wey dem publish on Monday. Dem warn say this wahala fit lead to more bellyful for unemployment among wey carry the economy matter for head.
Dem no just dey yarn anyhow. Dem explain say this industry dey support over 500,000 jobs wey come from everywhere – manufacturing, distribution, logistics, even farmers wey dey supply raw materials. No be joke at all. E mean say if dem carry this ban go, e fit scatter many families wey dey depend on this business.
As e be so, dem talk say the total amount wey this alcohol sector dey generate for Nigeria na over N2 trillion as of 2024! Imagine the taxes and money wey dem dey bring come government pocket. Na serious matter o! E mean say we all need this industry to flourish for our national economy.
Na here NAFDAC come dey show sense by saying dem go start to enforce this ban. Omo, Oyerinde and Ajayi-Kadir don talk say such quick fixes fit push many business enter underground, wey no go pay tax, and dey risk the whole regulation matter for the country.
Dem say: “Factory shutdowns and product seizure no go help the matter, instead, e go create more unregulated market wey no dey pay tax. Na only God know wetin go happen to all the people wey get jobs for this work.” Dem join mouth talk say to ban sachet alcohol wey registered no go solve underage drinking problem. Instead, e go push people make dem dey drink any kind thing wey dem fit find for back street.”
Dem head for both NECA and MAN no be against regulation o, but dem dey shout say make e dey scientific and balanced. If no be so, how e go make sense? Dem go come turn people to drink illegal stuff wey fit spoil belle. Na even worse matter! Dem recommend say make everybody face real issues like how pipo dey verify age when dem wan sell this drink, plus make dem follow the rules wey dey protect public health.
This palava wey government dey cause no dey help anybody. E go just make street alcohol fit increase. If e happen like that, na wah! Naija must do better for dis kind matter.
All this gist dey show say the regulation wey dem fit bring come need to be better, so that every side go win. Oyerinde and Ajayi-Kadir don call for suspension of the enforcement, make dem use this time reason well before dem take any decision. Wetin una think? You fit share your thoughts for matter.
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