The Director General of National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye has declared the reopening of Onitsha Head Bridge drug market, commonly known as ‘Ogbo Ogwu.’
NAFDAC also declared that store owners must fulfill severe administrative restrictions before resuming their businesses to avoid the recurrence of the difficulties that caused the closure.
This was announced on Wednesday in a statement signed by Adeyeye, the NAFDAC DG.
According to the DG, shop owners are required to complete documentation and clearance procedures before their shops could be unsealed.
Adeyeye also disclosed that a dedicated NAFDAC desk has been established to facilitate the process efficiently, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
She stated that only shops that meet the conditions will be allowed to resume operations.
Parts of the statement read: “The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has reopened the Bridgehead Drug Market in Onitsha following a month-long closure for sanitisation and regulatory enforcement.
“To prevent a recurrence of the issues that led to the closure, NAFDAC implemented strict administrative conditions for reopening.
“Shop owners were required to complete documentation and clearance procedures before their shops could be unsealed.
“A dedicated NAFDAC desk was established to facilitate this process efficiently, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
“The Director-General of NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, emphasises that the market has now been reopened, with all shop owners directed through their union to obtain and sign an undertaking, along with a penalty for past violations of distribution regulations.
“Only shops that meet these conditions will be allowed to resume operations.”
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