Akunyili, who shot into limelight for revolutionising the fight against fake drugs, also blamed fake and counterfeit drugs in the country on lack of alternative to the chaotic and unregulated drug markets.
She said she had nursed the idea of a
drug mart right from when she became a NAFDC DG but was unable to realise the
dream.
The former Minister for Information,
who spoke at the inauguration of the state Drug Mart in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State,
poured encomiums on the Governor of the state, Mr. Seriake Dickson, for the
initiative.
She said the idea of establishing the
mart was approved by the former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
She explained that she conceived the
idea of constructing the drug centres in the six geopolitical zones in the
country.
By the plan, she said, the South-South
zone of the centre was supposed to be headquartered in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
Akunyili said, "I have nursed the
idea of the Drug Mart for many years right from when I was the Director-General
of NAFDAC, but my inability to bring it to fruition before now remained one of
my greatest regrets.
"Today I feel fulfilled that the
pragmatic Governor of Bayelsa State has bought the idea and decided to partner
with my NGO, Dora Akunyili Foundation, to actualise the dream of putting in
place a drug mart or drug distribution centre in Bayelsa State.
"It took about a decade for this
lofty dream to be actualised, courtesy of the countryman governor of Bayelsa
State, the quitesssantial leader par excellence."
Dora can still establish a drug mart in different location of Nigeria. It will be successful cos Nigerians know how she detest fake drugs with passion.
ReplyDeleteI wonder why Mrs Akinyili thinks she cannot put the drug mart in place anymore. what is stopping her? or did she plan to use the government fund while she was in office?
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