By Abdulwahab Abdulah A legislative advocacy group, Nigerian Peoples Centre for Legislative Advocacy, NCLEA, has appealed to all members of the House of Representatives not to compromise integrity and reputation on whoever would be considered for the office of the speaker. NCLEA said the position of the speaker should also be retained in the South-West “to prevent a political backslash fueled by ill feelings and a sense of complete isolation from governance by the people of the South-West.” At a briefing jointly addressed by the group’s President and Secretary, Hyacinth Chinweuba, and Mrs Sade Ajetumobi, respectively, the asked for a leader who “must represent a serious attempt at rekindling the previously dashed hope of the Nigerian people; who must posses indisputable sense of dignity and strong moral reputation.” Talking about the zoning formula of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Therefore they pitched their tent behind the candidate selected by the region, Muraina Ajibola, arguing that they believed he met the local and international standards expected of the Speaker of the House of Representative. They lamented that currently the House is “squelching with great difficulty to get out of the mess occasioned by the allegations of gross misconduct leveled against the leadership pf the house”, adding, which is why they are calling for somebody with deep sense of responsibility and discipline.
BY JIMITOTA ONOYUME PORT-HARCOURT— TO win the war against counterfeit drugs and unwholesome food, National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, has appealed to Nigerians to report any suspicious activities around factories and warehouses in their areas.
Director General of the Commission, Mr Paul Orhi, who made the appeal in Port Harcourt at a staholders forum, also enjoined the public to draw attention of his agency to those using bromate as bread enhancer.
He said NAFDAC had long acquired a device which will enable its men detect counterfeit medicines on the spot at border points round the country.
He counselled against buying any consumable when the names and manufacturers of the products are not visible. “I also call on you to continue to support NAFDAC in its fight against fake/counterfeit and substandard drugs,” he added.
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