The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) will today , February 26, 2025 reopen the sealed sections of Ariaria International Market, Eziukwu Market, and Tenant Road drugs markets in Abia State.
This was made known in a statement issued on Wednesday, by the Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, Ukoha Njoku Ukoha. The statement warned that those involved in the production and marketing of fake drugs would be decisively dealt with.
The statement reads, “The Executive Governor of Abia State, Dr. Alex Chioma Otti has after prolonged discussions and engagements with the authorities of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration (NAFDAC) at the highest level secured the commitment of the Agency to reopen/unseal all the sections of Ariaria International Market, Eziukwu Market and Tenant Road Drug Market who have been investigated and proven not to be involved in the production and selling of adulterated, expired and fake drugs including consumable products to the public.
“The reopening/unsealing exercise will be performed by the NAFDAC Director, South-East Zone on the 26th day of February, 2025. The shops found culpable in the wicked, callous and unholy dealings will remain sealed and under lock and key until the perpetrators are brought to justice or justice is taken to them.”
It could be recalled that NAFDAC has been cracking down on fake and adulterated drugs across the country, evacuating tens of truckloads from Aba, Onitsha, and Idumota in Lagos State. In that light, the markets in Abia were sealed in January due to alleged involvement in dispensing fake and expired drugs.
The agency has also vowed to deal with perpetrators, and Abia State government has pledged to support NAFDAC in eliminating fake and adulterated products from the state.
