ABIA STATE GOVT TO JOIN IN CRACKING DOWN FAKE DRUG/BEVERAGE PRODUCERS — COMMISSIONER

REPORTER: PEACE AGBO

Abia State Government says it will collaborate with security agencies in the state to enforce strict regulations against counterfeit products.

The Commissioner for Information, Prince Okey Kanu, who announced this to journalists at the government house Umuahia, said the government would continue from where the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), stopped in ridding Aba markets of counterfeit products.

Prince Kanu further said that the government would not tolerate any unwholesome activities that would tarnish the reputation of the state.

He warned producers of fake drugs and beverages to desist from such acts but to focus on building authentic brands.

According to Prince Kanu, NAFDAC recently carried its enforcement in Aba and sealed the popular Cemetery Road Market, notorious for housing Nigeria’s largest counterfeit wine and beverage cartel.

Recently too, NAFDAC shut down indefinitely Eziukwu Market after raiding 240 shops and confiscated fake goods worth over ₦5 billion.

EDITED BY CHUKWUBUIKE MADU