APGA Media Warriors Forum, a political pressure group promoting the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) has exenorated the party from closure of Onitsha Drug market by the NAFDAC.
Onitsha Drug market, shutdown some months ago and later had some parts of it reopened, was shutdown by the NAFDAC which was carrying out routine enforcement to improve health and wellbeing of the populace by ensuring that fake and substandard drugs are phased out.
The National Coordinator, APGA Media Warriors, Evangelist Chinedu Obigwe, who was reacting to a social media report alleging that Governor Chukwuma Soludo led government was responsible for that, dismissed the claims, noting that NAFDAC is a federal government agency and President Bola Tinubu is of the All Progressive Congress.
Obigwe said that a close ally of APC governorship candidate in Anambra 2025, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu, sent him a video of what he termed as blackmail, thereby making him to describe it as desperate move by Ukachukwu to survice an impending defeat.
"One idiot that spoke in the video claimed that many traders of Onitsha headbridge drug market died because of the closure of their market and foolishly claimed that it is the fault of Governor Soludo and the woman DG of NAFDAC.
"This is honestly the most stupid blackmail video I have ever watched. What concerns Governor Soludo and NAFDAC that is a Federal agency, the answer is nothing. NAFDAC as a Federal agency operates on their own without interference from State government.
"When they closed the Onitsha drug market, Governor Soludo intervened out of patiotism and pity for the innocent traders that are not dealing on counterfeit drugs. His intervention yielded positive and fruitful results. Any attempts to use NAFDAC closure of Onitsha drug market to blackmail him is tantamount to pouring water on a stone because he cannot be linked to NAFDAC activities as APC led Federal government agency.
" In Governor Soludo, Anambra people are blessed with a man they are proud of having as their Governor that is delivering dividends of good governance. He has delivered on his first term election campaign promise to Anambra people and deserves to be rewarded with a 2nd term mandate to enable him complete his good work in our State."