The Ondo Government has banned the production
and consumption of locally-made gin, commonly
called `ogogoro` in the state.

The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Dayo
Akinyanju, announced this at a news conference in
Akure on Saturday.

The commissioner attributed the ban to the
outbreak of an unknown disease two weeks ago in
Irele Local Government Area of the state.

“Our clinical analysis reveals the fact that there
were no known viruses, while toxicology reports
have confirmed our prime suspicion of methanol
poisoning.

“We have reviewed our strategies and embarked
on sensitisation to let people know that locally-
made gin is prohibited.

“We will also embark on searches because this
batch of methanol-containing gin must have gone
round because 4 cases: 2 alive and 2 dead have
been found in Odigbo Local Government Area,“ he
said.

Akinyanju said that stakeholders such as religious
leaders, transporters, youths, market women, and
the relevant association would be informed of the
development.

He said, “We will start with the entire South
Senatorial District, then move to the Central
Senatorial District.

According to the commissioner, the unknown
disease has so far claimed 23 lives with ten other
people receiving treatment.
“Two of them have regained their sights and are
back home.

“We appeal to the general public to desist from
drinking the gin until we are able to identify the
source of contamination or find out how the
methanol got into the drinks,“ he said.

The commissioner said that the state government
was working closely with the National Agency for
Food, Drug Administration and Control and the
National Orientation Agency to sensitise members
of the public to the dangers of consuming such
drinks. (NAN)

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Ban Ogogoro? ..Na now wey una go see the one way be sickness. Ogogoro wey don dey run for people vein for decades.

Abeg, make una leave Jedi Jedi o, small leaf, dogonyaro, waist pain, soldier root, agbo,

Make them no go ban Orijin sha o

So it was ogorogo that was making them sick not some imaginary angry gods

Where's oga ORIJIN?
What have you to say about this??

I dey commot for ondo sharp sharp. Ogogoro my blood tonic

What is Ogogoro, I have never had of it.

oooookkkaaaaaaayyyy

Goverment find it so easy to enact a that dose not favour the ordinary man BUT find it difficult enacting law that will curb excess allocation of funds to themselves

Chai.. no more highness on demand

THIS LOW THINKING FROM THE GOVT ...this a chance to re-brand this and increase ur IGR