Popular Nigerian social media activist and critic Martins Vincent Otse better known as Very Dark Man (VDM) has stormed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC)’s office, Abuja in protest over the agency’s incompetence.
Speaking publicly in front of NAFDAC’s office, VDM shared his personal experience, where he bought a product from a Pastor and the product did not work, so he decided to bring it to the agency for testing.
He noted that the Post Marketing Surveillance, PMS’s boss, Mr. Bitrus told him in confidence that the product was not NAFDAC-approved, and that he would do his investigation and give him his feedback.
VDM claimed that he is yet to get a feedback from him despite his current court case on the product.
He, thereby, singled out the Post Marketing Surveillance boss, Mr. Fredan Bitrus, for criticism, labeling him as “incompetent, “useless” and “lazy” in performing his duties, leading to harm and even death among Nigerians.
Further, he criticized the agency for failing to effectively regulate fake drugs and products in Nigeria, citing its incompetence and ineffectiveness also alleging that the agency collects bribes instead of doing its job, frustrates young entrepreneurs who want to register their products.
Verydarkman demanded that Mr. Bitrus should resign if he’s not willing to work effectively.
He called on Nigerians to join him in protesting against NAFDAC’s incompetence, stating that the agency is “useless” and should be scrapped if it cannot perform its duties.
“Post marketing surveillance Nafdac boss is an incompetent, and useless person and his uselessness is causing harm to Nigerians the incompetence of the directors in Nafdac is sending a lot of people to hospital, a lot of fake drugs on the streets a lot of fake drips on the street.
“Just imagine TG Omori was hospitalised he currently needs a kidney and we have NAFDAC these people gets paid, it’s not as if they’re not paid but they don’t do what they’re paid for they sit down in their offices doing nothing.”
“I even brought a complain against the useless PMS boss instead of him to take the complain serious this man is in that office doing absolutely nothing.”
“If you know you care about Nigerians you should also join the struggle to put NAFDAC on check, NAFDAC is useless to us and they should scrap NAFDAC because they’re not doing their job.”
“A lot of young people going into businesses if you call NAFDAC to authenticate your product they’ll not do it instead they’ll charge you money to pay for bribe before they give you the NAFDAC number there are some products you can register for N35,000 N45,000 but NAFDAC will collect N100 – N200,000.”
“They’re frustrating a lot of young people that wants to do business especially that PMS boss Mr. Fredan Bitrus that’s his name, I brought product for him to test he told me In confidence that he has tested it and it is NAFDAC approved and it is not approved, I told him to go and do his work he started turning me upside down.”
”I’m here to question why they’re this useless and why Nigerians are dying and if after today the useless man does not make use of himself or his useless office he should resign if he’s not ready to work for the people. Fraden Bitrus should resign NAFDAC is useless to Nigeria,” he partly said.
Moreover, the placards had illustrations like, “I Miss Dora Akuyilli”, NAFDAC takes bribe to give the number”, Mr. Fredan Bitrus, Please resign because you are use-less”.
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