Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - Traders at Ekumi Plaza in Ariaria International Market, Aba, who deal on hair and beauty accessories, have lamented the continued closure of their shops by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC.
NAFDAC had during its operation led by its zonal office earlier this
month, closed many sections of the market, saying that fake, unregistered and
re-dated drugs were discovered in some of the sealed shops
But the hair and beauty accessories dealers during their peaceful
protest on Monday, expressed frustration over the prolonged shutdown, stating
that they have been kicked out of business despite the fact that they don’t
trade in drugs or other pharmaceutical products.
Chibuike Johnson Eze, Chairman of the Beauty and Hair Accessories
section, said that about 1,000 shops belonging to dealers in Hair and Beauty
products have remained under lock and key, making the traders to loiter
hopelessly in economic hardship.
“You can see how my people are wandering up and down, no business,
nothing to do.
“Since two weeks now, we have been at home doing nothing for a crime we
know nothing about,” he lamented.
Eze said that those selling fake and expired drugs should be punished
for their offense, not innocent traders doing genuine businesses.
The traders appealed to Governor Alex Otti to intervene by facilitate
the reopening of their shops to enable them return to business, maintaining
that no implicating materials like fake drugs were found in their shops when
they were searched by NAFDAC.
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