Bauchi State Gov’t collaborates with NAFDAC to get rid of fake drugs

Story from Beatrice EARLAND, Bauchi

In its effort to fight the menace of fake drugs, the Bauchi State Government has expressed its desire to join forces with the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to eliminate fake, substandard and expired chemicals in the state.

This was disclosed by the Commissioner for Agriculture, Barrister Jidauna Tula Mbami, at a one-day sensitisation workshop organized by NAFDAC in collaboration with the Bauchi State Agricultural Development Programme (BSADP) and Agro inputs dealers union held in Bauchi.

Mbami described NAFDAC’s effort as commendable, adding that the move would go a long way towards eradicating the circulation of fake and expired chemicals across markets and other places.

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Mbami who was represented by a Permanent Secretary in the ministry, Alhaji Yakubu Jibrin Abdullahi, said the effort would assist towards educating farmers to understand and patronize genuine dealers as well as purchase original products and chemicals for the growth and development of the Agricultural sector in the state.

He, therefore, called on the participants to make good use of the knowledge acquired to achieve success to ensure food security.

Earlier, the Programme Manager of BSADP, Alhaji Abubakar Jafaru Ilelah, said the aim of the training was to ensure total eradication of fake and expired Agro chemicals in the markets and other places.

In their remarks, the NAFDAC State Coordinator, Mrs Josephine Dayihim and State Coordinator Standard Organization of Nigeria (SON), Malam Murtala Malami Sa’ad promised to continue enlightening members of the public on the dangers of fake and substandard Agrochemicals.

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