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The Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly calls for the reduction of alcoholic volume in sachets and pet bottles to avert looming job losses while the Olota of Ota wants NAFDAC to rethink the ban in overall public interest
NAFDAC said it halted the registration of alcoholic beverages in sachets and small-volume PET and glass bottles below 200ml.
Some employees of distillery companies on Tuesday protested against the recent ban on alcoholic drinks in sachet by the National Agency for Food Administration and Control at the palace of Olota of Ota in Ogun State. The demonstrators, who besieged the palace of the monarch in large numbers, condemned the move by NAFDAC, insisting that it would plunge about five million families who rely on the distillery sector for direct and indirect income into poverty.
Poor reputation management has been described as a major force driving the foreign direct investments apathy and brain drain (locally termed japa) among
Adeola, who is the chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, emphasised the need to equip them with the necessary tools to tackle