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Ekweremadu: House Of Reps Appeals To UK Government To Temper Justice With Mercy

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Akinwale Kasali
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Ike Ekweremadu and Femi Gbajabiamila

By Akinwale Kasali

As Nigerians hold their breath and await the sentencing, in the United Kingdom, UK, of Senator (Dr) Ike Ekweremadu, a former Deputy Senate President, and his wife, Dr Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, the  House of Representatives has appealed to the  UK Government to be lenient with husband and wife.

The House asked to the UK Government to temper justice with mercy.

The Ekweremadus were found guilty by a Jury in the UK of human trafficking and planned organ harvesting of a young Nigerian.

They had taken the young, allegedly, unsuspecting street trader from Lagos to London with the sole purpose of harvesting his kidney for a transplant on their 25 year old daughter, Sonia, who has been suffering from a severe Kidney disease.

According to the UK Police, the business went awry when the victim ran to a Police Station to report his travails after a Doctor at the hospital he was taken to found out he was not a willing donor, was unaware of why he was brought to the UK, except that he was promised a better life, the sum of about eight thousand British Pounds and told to say he is Sonia’s Cousin.

The victim claimed he had to go to the Police when the attitude of those he was asked to stay with changed towards him. He ran away and after, according to him, three difficult days and nights in the streets, went to the Police to report.

The Ekweremadus were arrested at Heathrow Airport, London, in June 2022, on their arrival from Turkey. Since then, Senator Ekweremadu has been in custody after their first arraignment. His wife was released on bail after weeks in custody, a courtesy not extended to the Senator. He was regarded as a flight risk inspite of all assurances from a number of individuals, ready to take him on bail, and a letter from the Nigerian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

However, Mrs Ekweremadu was taken back into custody a few weeks ago when both were found guilty, along with a London-based Nigerian born doctor, Dr Obinna Obeta, who, like the Senator has been in custody since June, 2022. Obeta was said to be the go-between.

Sentencing is on May 5, 2023.

On Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023,  the House of Assembly wrote to the UK Government following the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance raised by a member, Toby Okechukwu, during the plenary session of the House.

The Lawmakers, also, pleaded that the UK Court “tempers  justice with mercy” in the sentencing of the lawmaker and also urged the Federal Government to take diplomatic steps to intervene in the case of the Ekweremadus.

It was decided by the House that the Clerk of the House  “convey” their resolutions in writing to the British Embassy, the UK Government and the British Parliament.

Before now, former President Olusegun  Obasanjo had written to the Uk Government and  to be lenient in its decision on Ekweremadu, saying that he was just a victim of circumstance, even though that does not excuse what he did.

There is no evidence, anywhere, that the Federal Government of Nigeria, has intervened in the case so far.

No Law Gives Party With Majority Members Sole Right To Pick Headship Of Legislature – NBA Chairman

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Ayodele Oni
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By Ayodele Oni

As the race for the headship of the Senate and House of Representatives Chambers continues, the Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Enugu State Branch, Chief CNN Nwagbara, has said that there are many factors to be considered before emergence of the Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senate President.

He stated that the selection of Speaker or Senate President is not determined by Party majority.

The legal luminary told newsmen in Enugu on Tuesday that the members-elect had the sole right to choose their leader through indirect election within themselves in line with section 92 of the 1999 constitution.

According to him, it is applicable to the state Houses of Assembly, House of Representatives and the Senate.

Nwagbara pointed out that the choice of who becomes the speaker is not determined by party majority.

Ike EKweremadu was elected as the deputy Senate president in 2015 while his party, the Peoples Democratic Party was minority in the Senate then.

“In Enugu state house of assembly, for instance, where Labour Party won 14 seats out of 24 seats, members-elect can choose any person to become the speaker be it a first, second, third or even Fourth timer.

“It is immaterial which party the person comes from, because the provision of the law did not say it must come from the party who has majority of the members elect.

“It is a rule adopted by members of a particular Chamber for administrative convenience and to help them foster effective administration.”

Nwagbara, however, explained that the essence of adopting the rules of ranking in office is because of experience as it is expected that people who had served for longer period would have more experience than the new ones.

Adamawa: On-The-Run REC Arrested By Police

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James Orji
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Mallam Hudu Yunusa Ari

The Nigeria Police Force, NPF,  has arrested  Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the suspended Adamawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC.

The REC has been in hiding after the scandal she caused by declaring the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate candidate in the March 18, 2023 governorship election in the state the winner.

The Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu-led Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC later suspended him, and directed the police to investigate him.

In a statement issued on Tuesday by Force PRO, CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Yunusa-Ari arrested by the Police Election Planning, Monitoring, and Evaluation Team in Abuja on Tuesday.

CSP Adejobi disclosed that Hudu is currently in Police custody and was being interrogated to ascertain the motives and motivations behind his alleged improper actions during the supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State.

“Other officials and individuals culpable in the saga are being interrogated by the team.

“The Inspector-General of Police assured that every individual involved/indicted in the matter will be apprehended and investigated in line with the provisions of the law for possible prosecution,” the FPRO stated.

Wike Declares Public Holiday, Closes Shops, Businesses For Tinubu, As President-Elect Visits  Rivers State

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Ayodele Oni
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By Ayodele Oni

Rivers State Governor,  Nyesom  Wike, has declared Wednesday, a work free day to enable the people of Rivers State give the President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a rousing welcome.

The President-Elect, during his two-day official visit to Rivers State, is scheduled to commission the Rumuola/Rumuokwuta Flyover and the ultra-modern Magistrates’ Court Complex, Port Harcourt.

Governor Wike, in a State broadcast on Tuesday, said during Tinubu’s Presidential Campaign visit to Rivers State, he had indicated intention to have him commission some strategic projects in the State after the general elections.

He said a formal invitation was sent to the President-Elect after the General Elections, which he graciously accepted.

Governor Wike explained that the proposed visit to Rivers State is Tinibu’s first official visit to any State since he emerged as the President-Elect of Nigeria.

According to him, by this visit, the President-Elect will join the long list of distinguished Nigerians the State had hosted to either flag off or commission landmark projects.

“For us, it is an honour to the Government and people of Rivers State to host the President-Elect on this historic visit.

“Consequently, I urge all Rivers citizens to come out en mass to receive our President-Elect, His Excellency Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and display the traditional Rivers hospitality as he commissions these legacy projects to God’s glory and the advancement of our development.

“Given this, I hereby declare Wednesday, 3rd May, 2023, a public holiday to enable the people of Rivers State to receive our President-Elect rousingly.

“Furthermore, all shops and business premises along Rumuola to Rumuokwuta roads in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of the State shall remain closed from 8.00 a.m. to 3.00 p.m. on Wednesday, 3rd May 2023. I urge all Labour Unions and Security Agencies to comply with this closure order.”

Ekiti Magistrate Court Orders Arrest Of Lawyer, Client For Giving False Information To Police

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Ayodele Oni
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Law and Court

By Ayodele Oni

A Magistrate Court in Ekiti state sitting at Ikere, has ordered immediate arrest and arraignment of a lawyer and his client for professional misconduct and sharp practice.

The lawyer, Olaniran Owoseni and his client was said to have connived to write a petition to the Police, on false information, alleging one Ogundana Idowu Samuel of conspiracy to steal, stealing and threatening violence which led to arrest and arraignment of the defendant in court on four count charge.

The charge before the court reads “that Ogundana Idowu Samuel and others at large on 8th February, 2023 at Tim Tom Road, Emure Ekiti in Ikere Ekiti Magisterial District, did conspire to commit an offence of stealing, unlawful stealing of a Bajaj motorcycle, violently threatening one Odoga Augustine and resisting Police arrest, contrary to and punishable under sections 412, 295 punishable under section 302, 46 and 131 of the Criminal Laws of Ekiti State, Law No. 12 of 2021.”

In his statement to the Police, the nominal complainant, Odoga Augustine said, “I was riding my motorcycle along Tim Tom Road, Emure Ekiti, suddenly, I saw three men armed with cutlasses, (I can only recognize the defendant) they stopped me and demanded to release the motorcycle to them as it belongs to the defendant.

“I was trying to explain to them that I have a sum of N150, 000.00 under my seat but they did not listen to me, I released the motorcycle to them to safe my life. Thereafter, I contacted my lawyer to write a petition against the defendant.

To proof his case, the Police prosecutor, Inspector Bamidele Abiodun called four witnesses and tendered statements of the complainant and defendant, one black Bajaj motorcycle, purchasing receipt of the motorcycle among others as exhibit.

In his defence, the defendant said, I sold my motorcycle to one Abdulahi Mohammed on hired purchase, when he defaulted in his payment for two months, his whereabout and that of the motorcycle could not be traced

“I became worried and started putting several calls across to him but he neither picked or returned the call, I was searching for the said Abdulahi and my motorcycle everywhere until I found the motorcycle with Odoga Augustine along Tim Tom Road, Emure Ekiti.

“I explained everything about the motorcycle to him and showed him its purchasing receipt before I took the motorcycle away, only to see Police in my house to effect my arrest based on Barrister Olaniran’s petition on behalf of his cient, there is no money under the seat as claimed by the nominal complainant.”.

In his judgment, Magistrate Dotun Omoteye said, ‘’ I can reasonably infer from the disposition of Mr. Olaniran Owoseni that he railroaded the Police to charge this case to court. His desperate moves clearly further supported my inference drawn above.

“It is obvious that he knows the truth of the matter. He connived with Odoga Augustine to concoct the false accusation against the defendant.

’’In the result, I hereby ordered the Police to immediately arrest Mr. Olaniran Owoseni and the nominal complainant Odoga Augustine for immediate arraignment and prosecution before this court, in line with section 16 (1) (2) of the Ekiti State Administration of Justice Law, 2014 (as amended).

“The defendant is equally entitled to compensation for loss of income which was tied down base on the false accusation of Odoga Augustine among others.

“On the basis of the above stated reasons, I hereby award the sum of N100, 000.00 only in favour of the defendant to be paid by the nominal complainant not later than seven (7) days of this judgment in line with section 286 of the Ekiti State Administration of Justice Law, 2014 (as amended).

“In case of default of payment of the sum awarded as specify above , the nominal complainant Odoga Augustine shall be committed to prison for a period of 12 calendar month in line with section 287 of the Ekiti State Administration of Justice Law, 2014 (as amended) the Magistrate ruled.”

How Amaechi, Giadom Allegedly Worked Against Tinubu’s Emergence As President-Elect

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Akinwale Kasali
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By Akinwale Kasali

Former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi and former Zonal Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Victor Giadom are, alleged, to have worked against President Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu before and during the Presidential Polls held on Saturday, February 25th, 2023.

The South-South Zonal Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, Blessing Agbomhere made the allegation against the duo.

Agbomhere added that this was part of the reasons that led to his removal, on the ground of  a vote of no confidence passed on him and the ex-zonal secretary, Ita Udosen.

Giadom was removed on Sunday after five zonal officers of the party, at a special meeting in Port Harcourt, moved against him and Udosen, citing their running of the zone like a personal fiefdom, failure to call for meetings, among others, as reasons for their removal. The National Headmaster of the APC, has, distanced itself from the meeting and its decision  against Giadom and Udosen.

Agbomhere had stated that Amaechi and his allies frustrated all efforts to see Tinubu succeed President Muhammadu Buhari by working against him and supporting his opponents underground.

But a statement issued by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, dismissed the action of Agbomhere and four others, saying they lacked the constitutional authority to sack Zonal officers of the party.

Agbomhere had faulted the statement credited to Morka, noting that Amechi and Giadom, who in the build-up to the election doubted the chances of Tinubu and the APC, ought to have been disciplined for frustrating the efforts of a party that have given them opportunities to serve in the past.

He said, “The ex-zonal chairman (Giadom) never mobilised for our party, the APC in the general election. He never supported our candidate. Before the election, Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima took out time to come to them knowing that Rotimi Amechi contested the primary election and failed and that Giadom is his lieutenant, they were begged to join hands with party members to ensure that they were voted for. Amechi and Giadom did not work for the party. They came out publicly, called meetings in the South-South, and urged people to vote against the APC and vote for Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party. We consider this a great disservice to our party because the APC has done everything for Amaechi.

“Do you know what such statements can cause the party? By that statement, he was ready to incite Nigerians against the candidacy and election of Bola Tinubu,” he added.

Justifying the decision to sack Giadom, Agbomhere added, “The Zonal officers of the South-South had their extraordinary meeting, and, in that meeting, we are eight officers in the zone, all of us were present. The constitution requires that we call for a zonal meeting at least once every quarter and for almost six months now, he (Giadom) has not called for a meeting. He has been running the party alone and doing whatever he likes with the party. Every attempt to make the secretary call for a meeting also failed. He and the secretary are running the party together, without carrying the other six executive members of the zone along.

“Even after the elections were over, there have been a series of petitions and suspensions from across the states in the region. The zone is supposed to set up a committee that would receive these petitions, do fact-finding to find out what is wrong and find a way to resolve these issues in the zone but Giadom allowed the zone to be enveloped in internal disputations because he does not care.

He also accused Giadom of abandoning his duties as the chairman of the zone and also not supporting Tinubu’s campaign.

The National Working Committee of the party is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, Agbomhere said a letter notifying the leadership of the party would be transmitted informing it of development in the zone. When that is done, the NWC being “A higher committee than the one that took that decision, is to set up a fact-finding committee. After their findings, they can then make a pronouncement of either supporting our position or otherwise.”

Speaking on Tinubu’s readiness for governance, Agbomhere said, “despite the fact that I cannot guarantee that Asiwaju can run 100km in an hour, I can confirm that Asiwaju and Shettima have 100 ideas to rescue Nigeria and set her on the path of greatness within the first 100 days in office. This is why we keep supporting him. We are ready to fight anybody bent on frustrating democracy in Nigeria. This is the first time in Nigeria that we will be having a pure democrat coming to occupy the office of the president in Nigeria. Asiwaju is not in the league of Rotimi Amaechi and Victor Giadom; he is in the league of Obafemi Awolowo and Lee Kuan Yew,” Agbomhere stressed.

FAAN: Ajao Estate Demolition A Case For Airport Safety And Security, Not Against Any Tribe

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The Source
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Demolition of Houses in Ajao Estate

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has exonerated the  Lagos State Government from any wrongdoing in the demolition of 13 houses on Friday, 28th April, 2023 in Ajao Estate, Lagos.

Outrage had followed the demolition of the houses, and many people had read alleged persecution of the Igbo by the Lagos State Government for the exercise. They said it was a punishment against them for not voting for the ruling party,  the All Progressives Congress, APC, during the 25th  February 2023 Presidential election. Lagos was won by the Labour Party which fielded Peter Obi against APC’s Bola Tinubu who, now, is the President-elect.

But a statement signed by FAAN’s Acting  General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, issued on Tuesday, cleared the LASG from the exercise, and said it was FAAN, a Federal Government Agency that demolished the buildings. She, also narrated the story behind the demolition, including the meetings they have been having for years with the landlords. The land she emphasised, was FAAN’s, and any buildings there poses a grave danger to air safety and even the occupires of the buildings.

Following is her explanation:

With respect to the recent demolition of 13 houses posing grave dangers to the operations of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) wishes to make some clarifications to correct the erroneous information circulating in the public.

It is important to state clearly that the area of land presently housing the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos was acquired for public use by the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Lands Acquisition Ordinance by FGN Official Gazettes in 1944, 1972, and 1975 respectively.

Sometimes in the year 2000, the Authority noticed some encroachments within its acquired land in Lagos and a committee was set up to investigate and compel those encroaching to cease and desist from such actions.

The committee thus put up “Caveat Emptors” and positioned them strategically within the areas under encroachment( they are still in place). Publications were done in national dailies and advertorial jingles in local radio stations, warning people of the risks in purchasing and building on Restricted Aviation Land without consideration to the direct dangers on aircraft operations and the building occupants themselves.

These warnings were not heeded.

In 2008,some residents of Ajao axis of the encroached land, under the aegis of “Runview Cooperative” approached the Authority for regularisation of their stay on the land.

To avoid a situation of wanton damage and colossal losses, the present administration on assuming office, inaugurated a “Regularization Committee on FAAN Encroached Lands and Property “. The committee,was charged with finding ways of identifying and regularizing only those properties located in positions that do not pose a direct and critical challenges to airport safety and Security.

The FAAN directorates of Airport Operations and Aviation security commenced stakeholders’ engagements and met severally with the residents of the Ajao axis( all meetings recorded and filed) bringing to their knowledge the dangers of erecting houses on pipelines, water ways and the airport’s perimeter fence( blocking access for security patrols). Most of the residents cooperated, except for the few who ignored and continued erecting their structures in the “RED ZONES”.

In the committee’s report submitted in 2022, out of 254 buildings evaluated, 220 buildings were recommended for regularisation, as they pose no direct/critical security and safety challenges to the Airport. They have been duly regualarised.

The 34 others that were built within FAAN’s perimeter fence and mostly erected above the aviation fuel pipeline and water ways, clearly posing direct safety and security challenges to the Airport as well as to their owners/ occupants themselves were marked for demolition.

The occupants of these buildings were duly notified of the impending demolitions, and intensive awareness campaign through “stop work” markings and planting of notice boards within the Red Zone.

In Sept 2022, FAAN wrote to LASG for their cooperation in conducting this exercise in the interest of Aviation and Communal Safety and Security.

The removal of illegal structures is also scheduled to be carried out at all other airports that have similar challenges.

The Authority hereby uses this opportunity to advise all illegal occupants to relocate from all airports lands for their own safety and security.

FAAN…Committed to her core values of Safety, Security and Comfort.

Faithful A. Hope-Ivbaze (Mrs.)
Ag General Manager, Corporate Affairs

Leave Our Members Out Of Your Woes – Osun PDP Advises Oyetola

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Ayodele Oni
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By Ayodele Oni

Osun State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has advised former Governor Gboyega Oyetola to stop his unending hallucinations on his defeat at the July 16 2022 governorship election.

The party also told the defeated former governor to leave PDP out of his woes.

Reacting to attempts by a faction of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) in the state to blame its woeful performance in recent elections in the state on assumed connivance of some stakeholders,  the PDP, called into question, the leadership and mental stamina of the ousted former governor.

PDP state caretaker chairman, Dr Akindele Adekunle described Oyetola’s continued “expression of pains since he got pummelled out of office by electorate as shameful and mere murmurings of a lazy sadist.

“One wonders whether the leadership membranes of Mr Gboyega relapsed into coma or was arrogantly left idle that left his party and indeed the state in comatose when he held sway as the state helmsman.

“While the carnivores who converged to rue the inevitable consequences of their wickedness and reign of terror in the state are left with their right to cry us a river, the PDP will however have none of the lazy attempt to hide under a finger of using the good name of our great party to project mendacious thesis of some shameless armed robbers.

“If anything, Mr Gboyega Oyetola should be bold enough and come out clean to accept his failure during his time as governor, stoop on all kneels and apologize to the people for his discretional failure in office.

“A man who sat over the most corrupt, rudderless, yet acrimonious government in the state, should never on whatever moral compass, turn around, crying like a forcefully weaned little mammal, blaming innocent stakeholders in the state for the woes he brought upon himself and his house of classless confusionists.

“The question to the grandmasters of failure, who are practically shedding afterthought tears in the open market is, whether the PDP or the stakeholders being blamed were the ones responsible for Oyetola’s insatiable greed or appalling cluelessness in government which brought the roof down on his head?

“Were the stakeholders responsible for Oyetola’s refusal to attend to the need of the people of the state, including the public workforce who are left to die in droves?

“Were the stakeholders responsible for the abandonment of several projects initiated by a government he participated as the chief of staff for eight good years?

“These same projects are the ones being completed by the people’s governor, Senator Ademola Jackson Nurudeen Adeleke, a man he’s trying to blame for defeating him after such willful failure and the attendant incorrigible arrogance.

“Mr Gboyega Oyetola should peep into the mirror to see the face and architect of his own misfortune and stop riding on the back of the PDP to curry undeserved sympathy.”

Orakwusi Gave All To The Maritime Industry- NIMASA DG

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Tosin Olatokunbo
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The Director General of Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA), Dr. Bashir Jamoh OFR, paid a condolence visit to the home of late Barr. (Mrs.) Margaret Orakwusi, in Ikoyi, on Monday.

Orakwusi died on April 28t, 2023 after a brief illness as announced via a statement by Ezinma Ileka, Binyelum, and Ody Orakwusi (Children of Princess Margaret Nkem Onyema-Orakwusi)

Jamoh described Orakwusi as someone who staked her all for the good of the nation’s shipping industry, even as he lamented that her demise is a huge loss to the maritime sector and the nation at large.

His words: “Orakwusi was a leader and an industry stakeholder extraordinaire who truly staked her all for the good of the nation’s maritime industry. She was humble and easy to talk to. She was brilliant and ever-bubbling with insightful counsel, always on the frontlines and willing to contribute.”

“Her every move and utterance was well-intentioned. Barely asking but always giving. Singlehandedly taking on the impossible. Barrister Margaret Orakwusi was loved by all. Oh! What a loss. May her memory be a blessing that inspires us all.”

Orakwusi was an amazon in the nation’s maritime sector, playing numerous strategic roles over the years including: Chairperson, Nigerian Ship-owners Forum; first female President, Nigeria Trawler Owners Association (NITOA) 2008 – 2011; Pioneer Co-Chairman, Nigerian Fisheries Laboratory, a joint venture between the Private Sector (NITOA) and the Federal Government (Ministry of Agriculture) established to certify seafood products exported from Nigeria.

She was also a member, Nigerian Bar Association 1985 to 2023; Member, Board of Trustees, Ship Owners Association of Nigeria (SOAN) 2014 to 2023; 1st Vice-President, Nigerian Ship Owners Association 2014; Chairman, Nigeria Maritime Expo (NIMAREX) 2013 – 2014; Council Member, Nigerian Chamber of Shipping 2012 – 2023; among others.

How NAFDAC Failed To Stop Killer Indomie Noodles

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Tosin Olatokunbo
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By Akinwale Kasali

The National Agency for Food, Drug and Administration Control, NAFDAC seems to have been jolted to action following revelation by the government of Taiwan and Malaysia that indomie noodles contains killer cancer substance.

The two countries had recently discovered after painstaking investigations that the noodles, produced by the Indonesia world famous food manufacturing firm, Indofood contains ethelyne oxide capable of causing cancer. The two countries have since banned the product after recalling those already in circulation.

Following the revelation, NAFDAC issued a statement on Monday saying it has started investigating the noodles produced in Nigerian to ensure that they don’t contain the same deadly cancer subatance.
The Director General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye said the agency also wanted to find out whether foreign made noodles have not been smuggled into the country.

According to Prof. Adeyeye, “Tomorrow, (Tuesday) May 2, 2023, NAFDAC’s Food Safety and Applied Nutrition Directorate will randomly sample Indomie noodles (including the seasoning) from the production facilities while Post Marketing Surveillance Directorate samples from the markets.

“The compound of interest is ethylene oxide, so the Director, Food Lab Services Directorate has been engaged. He is working on the methodology for the analysis.

“It should be noted that Indomie noodles have been banned from being imported into the country for many years. It is one of the foods on the government prohibition list. It is not allowed in Nigeria, and therefore not registered by NAFDAC.

“What we are doing is an extra caution to ensure that the product is not smuggled in and if so, our post-marketing surveillance would detect it. We also want to be sure that the spices used for the Indomie and other noodles in Nigeria are tested. That is what NAFDAC Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and Post Marketing Surveillance are doing this week at the production facilities and in the market respectively.”
Since the agency issued the statement, not a few Nigerians have been asking serious question as to why it took it this long to take action.

One of the posers for the Prof. Adeyeye – led agency is why it waited for agencies in other countries to assume its responsibility of ensuring that foods and drugs consumed in the country are safe.

This is more so, considering report that some companies have been importing the product into the country without the knowledge of the agency despite the fact that noodles is on the federal government import prohibition list.

If the report is true, according to those watching what is going on, consumers of indomie noodles, particularly children may have innocently consumed the killer substance.

Meanwhile, Indofood, the makers of Indomie noodles, says all instant noodles produced by the ICBP in Indonesia were processed in compliance with the food safety standards from the Codex Standard for Instant Noodles and standards set by the Indonesian National Agency for Drug and Food Control.

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