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Obasempire reports that amid the rising cost of living after the removal of the fuel subsidy, former Senator Shehu Sani has brought attention to a troubling issue that seems to be garnering little public notice.

In a recent tweet on his verified Twitter account, Sani voiced concern about the apparent public apathy towards warnings issued by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) concerning bread safety.

Sani tweeted, “NAFDAC is seriously raising alarm on Bread and people are just ignoring, why?” His statement comes at a time when bread, a staple food for many Nigerians, has seen significant price hikes due to the economic pressures stemming from the fuel subsidy removal.

NAFDAC, the regulatory body responsible for ensuring the safety and quality of food and drugs in Nigeria, has reportedly raised concerns over the safety standards of bread being produced and sold across the country. However, despite these warnings, there seems to be a lack of public response or outcry.

The former senator’s tweet emphasizes the broader issue of public apathy towards critical health and safety warnings, especially in times of economic hardship. With many Nigerians struggling to make ends meet, the focus has shifted primarily towards survival, often at the expense of health and safety concerns.

Sani’s statement is a call to action, urging Nigerians not to ignore the warnings from NAFDAC. The potential risks associated with consuming substandard bread could further compound the challenges facing citizens already burdened by rising costs of essential goods.

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Obasempire reports that the Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has emphasized her efforts to slash costs drastically at the agency.

She noted that she reduced numerous travel expenses by implementing Zoom meetings, a change that many employees were not pleased with.

“I said I was going to cut to the bone. I am going to be using technology to ensure that our system moves on. We started Zoom meetings in 2018. Many people didn’t like because it they were used to getting travel allowances and DTAs. But we had to save,” Adeyeye said on Friday during an interview with ‘Channels Television’.

She recalled that things were so dicey for NAFDAC when she took over that, by that 2017, she inherited a debt of N3.2 billion when she took over.

According to her, N500 million was unaccounted for, during her interview on Channels Television’s programme, Inside Sources.

Adeyeye noted that if such financial loss had happened in developed climes like the United States, the agency would have been “declared bankrupt and a financial house would have taken over the management of our finances.”

The NAFDAC boss said, “When I got to NAFDAC, I met N3.2b debt, and N500m missing and there was no account for it before I came.

“I asked them if they had capital projects they used the money for. Bear in mind that at that time, N1 million was equivalent to $2,000. So multiply $2,000 by N500m. I was coming from the US where money was hard to get. You worked hard for your money. I could have given up but I saw an opportunity and I seized it.

“It was tough because if that had happened in the US, NAFDAC would have been declared bankrupt, and a financial house would have taken over the management of our finances. But I didn’t have money to hire a financial house.”

She acknowledged that Nigeria is a blessed nation with “enough endowment” to facilitate improved development.

Adeyeye also recalled how she reduced the high expenses by some officials of the agency, citing the introduction of technological applications like Zoom, to cut travel expenses.

She noted, “My point is that we have enough endowment in this country to make things better, and I am using NAFDAC as an example.”

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