Lagos – The Lagos State House of Assembly has warned that the state government will apprehend and prosecute any person or group of persons found hawking drugs on the streets.
Assemblyman Suru Avoseh, the Chairman of the House Committee on Health Services, gave the warning in Lagos on Friday at the 3rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Lagos State Medicine Dealers Association.
Avoseh (APC-Badagry I) said that state’s Ministry of Health, in collaboration with the leadership of the association, would arrest anyone found hawking drugs on the streets.
“Hawking of drugs is highly prohibited on the streets of Lagos State; anyone found using wheelbarrow or any other means to hawk drugs will be sanctioned,’’ he warned.
Besides, the lawmaker said that the government would not allow members of the medicine dealers’ association to operate illegally.
He urged them to operate within the laws guiding trade in medicine.
Avoseh said that the committee had intensified efforts to ensure that members of the association, who applied for certification to operate in the state, were considered.
The association’s President, Mr Fidelis Nwokeocha, pledged that members of the association would always abide by the government’s policies.
He said that he had sensitised members of the association to the dangers of stocking and selling drugs, whose source and existence were questionable.
“We do not encourage or support anyone who is involved in such practice; we always ensure that our purchases are genuine.
“We have no doubt that our collaboration with the government is essential in efforts to provide quality medicines for the public,” he said. (NAN)

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The law banning hawking of medicines have always been there ab initio. The problem has always been implementation.

Hope they are banning agbo sellers as well.

wat abt d alomo bitter sellers

wat abt d alomo bitter hawkers

wat abt d alomo bitter hawkers

Good move

BRF.

This shouldn't be Nigeria's problem, give them jobs,fix the roads.......they have to make ends meet!....if they venture into crimes,you will start deporting them....

So they have banned hawking of Igbo, s.k, cocaine, and jedi...

What am I supposed to do now!

An so?

The last time i checked this is under NAFDAC jurisdiction

Nice development, we don't want this yoruba 'agbo alabukun' drug peddlers to spoil our business.Emzor,Fidson, Orange drugs et al can cater the drug needs of the whole Lagos population.If we are paying tax? shouldn't the Lagos Government work for us and chase our yoruba alabukun competitors off the streets?? Eko onibaje for the igbos sha.

Good move, what about those that hawked on the buses,?,

Peter Obi should be expecting some more of his state residents to return home soon.

Nwoka: This shouldn't be Nigeria's problem, give them jobs,fix the roads.......they have to make ends meet!....if they venture into crimes,you will start deporting them....

are u saying this is not a problem or what. Most of this type of drug sellers sell fake drugs and therefore should banned. I wish the Northern Governor can do the same. Cos most of this illitrates believe they are getting the right drugs from such ppl

Hope this includes GNLD,Forever,Tianshi,Tasly and all the Chinko supplements that folks mistake for drugs.

ichidodo: Nice development, we don't want this yoruba 'agbo alabukun' drug peddlers to spoil our business.Emzor,Fidson, Orange drugs et al can cater the drug needs of the whole Lagos population.If we are paying tax? shouldn't the Lagos Government work for us and chase our yoruba alabukun competitors off the streets?? Eko onibaje for the igbos sha.

must U tribalise everything? I bet you had a disturbed childhood!!!

I no even dey Lagos sef.

Big buses plying Oshodi - Mile 2 axis should be their area of concentration. . .Lolz. Relevant agencies should also bring down the cost of registration for more qualified people to practise.

Hawking of drugs?!

Wtf

My Nnewi brothers making us proud in the village

Donpuzo: So they have banned hawking of Igbo, s.k, cocaine, and jedi...

What am I supposed to do now!

How can they ban Igbo selling Igbo?

You dey ask for ban sha

Jaidey-one:
must U tribalise everything? I bet you had a disturbed childhood!!!

And i bet you are having a disturbed adulthood for you to take notice of my comment alone and not those before it.

ichidodo: Nice development, we don't want this yoruba 'agbo alabukun' drug peddlers to spoil our business.Emzor,Fidson, Orange drugs et al can cater the drug needs of the whole Lagos population.If we are paying tax? shouldn't the Lagos Government work for us and chase our yoruba alabukun competitors off the streets?? Eko onibaje for the igbos sha.

yes you forgot to add neimeth and juel pharmacueticals

sam(obo):


yes you forgot to add neimeth and juel pharmacueticals

My fault, Sorry.

no problem, we control both the formal and in formal drug trade. chasing the drug hawkers is as good as profiting the cabalous drug industry(the big boys in the drug industry which the igbos control and dominate), thereby increasing their profit and also a good news for those that have shares with this companies because it will translate into better dividends