₦airaland Forum

My worry about the whole hullabaloo of senator Adeyeye's wife being tipped or appointed as NAGDAC DG is that not official. No conventional media has corroborated this report. Come to think of it, there are first two persons on the list to be considered.

The first person on the list was unanimously nominated, given his experience as a seasonned Community Pharmacist. Who is close to the people, and knows the modus operandi of drug fakers.

He is a pharmacist, who is conversant with Nigeria drug system. Nigerian situation does not require theoretical experiment, rather practical experience to deal with .

If ONLY appointments for such sensitive agency that deals with human lives can be based on merit, and not based on " somebody knows the vice presido, who knows minister of health and senator who knows who to lobby", we will NEVER get things right in this country.

The woman in question was hurriedly inducted into the Academy of Science recently to elavate her profile so that her name could be smuggled into the list for those concerned to push her name to be considered for the position of NAFDAC DG, trashing those names that have on the list.

Until those in govt stop playing politics with the health of innocent and unsuspecting Nigerians, we can not make any headway. The way they are playing politics with NAFDAC appointment is unfortunate: the former acting DG wanted to stay put, if not for the strike embarked upon by the health and medical department of the agency, because she had the VP and health minister behind her continued stay in office.