Apparently worried by reports alleging that some soft drinks in the country could be dangerous to health, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State on Tuesday banned the serving and consumption of Coke, Sprite and Fanta at government functions in the state.

The governor gave the directive during a meeting with traditional rulers and town union executives in the state.

A Lagos State High Court in a suit between Fijabi Adebo Holdings Limited and Emmanuel Fijabi Adebo against the Nigerian Bottling Company Ltd and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, alleged that Fanta Orange and Sprite may be hazardous if consumed with vitamin C.

The court said the drinks may contain high levels of two additives, benzoic acid and sunset yellow, which may be dangerous for human consumption.

But the Nigerian Bottling Company, NBC, debunked the allegations maintaining that the amount of the chemicals in its products, including Fanta and Sprite, were within Nigerian regulatory standards.

Also, an investigation by the Consumer Protection Council, CPC, found that the level of benzoic acid in Fanta and Sprite were within the Nigerian approved standard. Instead, the CPC, found that benzoic acid levels in two other non-NBC products, Lucozade and Mirinda, had much higher contents than that approved by Nigerian regulators.

The CPC has since called for fresh investigation of all soft drinks sold in Nigeria.

The confusion on the status of the drinks may have informed the decision of the Ebonyi governor.

Mr. Umahi on entering the governor’s lodge, venue of the Tuesday meeting, noticed the soft drinks on the tables.

Immediately he got to his seat, he requested for the microphone while still standing.

He then proceeded to ask the rushers to remove all bottles of coke, sprite and fanta from the hall as according to him, they are dangerous to health

“I don’t want these brands of soft drink to be served in any government function again”, he warned.

Immediately, the ushers and protocol officers evacuated the drinks from the tables out of the hall.

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Well I don't know what to type

Chief banner, izit your parry?

Lol. Zoborado, Kunun aya and Fura de nunu all the way.

Bad market for dem..

Good step...
Serve only Palm wine or Monkey tail which are locally produced

so yo guys have been drinking coke,fanta and sprite at your events??
na wa oo.........

Even if den ban am for Lagos my people go still drink am...

Haha. Watching in 3d


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WjYKAOrN7xI

Oya cocacola go and settle him

unclezuma:


Chief banner izit your parry?

Epp us ask the oversabi governor o!

Sobo and kunu things

...within Nigerian regulatory standards?
Please Nigeria has a knack for getting it wrong. Let's go with international regulatory standards with these sodas.

Seconded

oshogbo weed at work

Good move

That means there will be more Origin and Legend

ok

Better things should be concentrated on than to ban cocacola and fanta.

Pass the palm wine ooo

unclezuma:


Chief banner izit your parry?

help us ask I'm

So "coke" and "fanta" is the governor's biggest problem in the state?

Maybe other states would soon follow. That's change in its own form.

All these coke and fanta governors will not focus on infrastructural, economic and human capital development in their states. If you really care about your people's health, build and equip hospitals, pay workers' salaries and provide more employment.

repogirl:
Lol. Zoborado, Kunun aya and Fura de nunu all the way.

what about pito and omidun

lols.... fanta all the way... shuu king solex come see blue waves

unclezuma:


Chief banner izit your parry?

yes it was his parry...and he has the right to do what he did.....No serving of these mentioned drinks in government functions....

if you like drink sniper for your own houz na u sabi...

Illiterate governor!!

Wise healthy decision.