The Ondo state task force against fake and counterfeit drugs has apprehended an individual involved in manufacturing fake drugs operating under the name Brother Paul Legacy Foundation in 13 states across the country. The arrest took place at the organization’s office in the cultural area of Ondo Road, Akure, the state capital, following a tip-off.
According to Mrs. Folukemi Aladenola, the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Health, the fake drugs being produced by this organization claimed to cure various ailments but were potentially harmful to people’s health. This fake drug operation was reportedly functioning in 13 other states in Nigeria.
The Ministry of Health is committed to safeguarding the health of the state’s residents, and they will take action against those who jeopardize public health. The government has also increased access to healthcare facilities by suspending registration fees in all government facilities to mitigate the impact of fuel subsidy removal, ensuring that people have easier access to healthcare services.
” The gesture of the government should prompt our people to access government health care facilities but to our surprise, people still patronize these quacks and their prices range from N5000 to N10,000″.
” Instead of using this money to patronise quacks, you can get quality drugs at the government facilities in the state”
” The era of out of stock syndrome is over, now our facilities now have enough drugs to cater for the health of the people at an affordable price. Now our facilities have been directed to get their drugs from this agency. If you don’t get drugs in these facilities, you can question this gap”
Aladenola advised the people of the state to always access healthcare from qualified personnel and accredited government and private facilities while also emphasizing that the organization would be handed over to the appropriate authority to be sanctioned.
The Permanent Secretary warned all fake drug dealers in the state would be brought to book.
The representative of NAFDAC, Mr Samuel Olatunji, said that the apprehended representatives of the Brother Paul Legacy Foundation were parading themselves to have NAFDAC registration on their product but it was discovered that their registration number was fake.
The Chairman of the task force in Ondo State, Olugbenga Lasekan warned those involved in the selling of fake drugs and adulterated consumables to desist, saying that anyone caught would face the law.
