NAFDAC inagurates 73 offcial vehicles, says Nigerians health sacrosanct

The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has hinted that the health of Nigerians across thte country is sacrosanct and cannot be traded for a plate of porridge.

Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of the Agency, made this assersion during the inaguration of 72 operationa vehicles of the Agency in Abuja on Thursday.

The DG expalied that the procuremen of the vehicles will assist the operations of the Agency saying that the non availability of operational vehicles had always geopardise its investigation.

She added that the Agency, before now, had always rely on vehicles from the company to be inspected.

"Before now, if we wanted to go for an inspection, the company we were to inspect would send us vehicles and this could jeopardize the report of the inspection."

"We don't want to compromise the health of the citizenry that is why we put money together to procure 73 vehicles. Since my assumption of office, we have been able to procure 143 vehicles to enhance efficiency and effectiveness of our staff.

"We are here to launch one of the tools that earn us Maturity Level Three Regulatory Agency by the World Health Organization (WHO).

"We cannot overemphasized the tools that a regulatory agency needs. You cannot take Okada to go and inspect a place. Before now, we have several seaports in Lagos. Sometimes, our staff will need to go to another port in Tin Can and they take Okada to go there quickly aside from the traffic. We need tools to also ensure safety of our staff. If we are going to shut a company down and you went there with a rickety vehicle and unfortunately, it's breaks down on the road, if they are mad at us they will over power us.

"We need very dependable tools and vehicles is one of them. 73 vehicles, 40 Hilux, 20 Camry , 6 Hiace and 4 Coaster buses," She explained.

Meanwhile, the Chairman , NAFDAC Governing Board, Alhaji Yusuf Suleiman said , "Ours is a regulatory agency and the staff needs to be taken care of so that they won't compromise. 

Represented at the occasion by Mr Mufutau Bolaji Yahaya said they have commence the construction of seven new state offices, four is ready for commissioning.

" The job the staff does is dangerous, they may have to lock up companies and shops , it is not healthy for them to join public transport because they can easily be identified, hense the need for the vehicles," he said.