The Nationwide Company for Meals And Drug Administration and Management, on Thursday, unveiled its Catch Them Younger Shopper Security Membership organised for secondary college college students to create an consciousness marketing campaign on the menace of drug abuse amongst Nigerian youth.
The inauguration, themed: “Your Future Counts: Say No To Illicit Medicine And Sure To Life,” was held at Yejide Ladies Grammar College, Ibadan, in Ibadan East Native Authorities Space of Oyo State.
Delivering a keynote handle on the event, the company, Mojisola Adeyeye said that the programme had turn into essential as a result of it’s a phase of the nation that’s most affected by youths, and by extension, youngsters.
The NAFDAC boss, who was represented by the South West Zonal Director of the company, Roseline Ajayi disclosed that six colleges throughout the senatorial districts of the state have been chosen for the programme.
Adeyeye mentioned that the Shopper Security Membership (NCSC) is among the company’s particular public enlightenment methods focusing on the youths in society in its efforts to eradicate pretend/substandard regulated merchandise and enthrone a top quality tradition whereas using using cutting-edge expertise to trace counterfeiters.
“NAFDAC has taken the marketing campaign towards drug abuse to the grassroots by re-establishing NCSC in secondary colleges the place we’ll in collaboration with the schoolteachers work with junior and senior secondary college college students to catch them younger and stop lives of habit and destruction.
“I enjoin you all to be brokers of change by propagating the fitting virtues that may result in behavioural change saying “We deem it expedient to immunize our society towards counterfeits by re-orientating our youths by the actions of NCSC.
“You’re urged to make use of your membership of NAFDAC of NCSC to help in data movement on NAFDAC regulatory actions and promote the battle towards drug abuse, and faux and counterfeit regulated merchandise. NAFDAC’s mission is to mould a future technology that’s not solely empowered to be upright, however demand uprightness from others,” She mentioned
In a paper presentation on the Function of NAFDAC Shopper Security Membership In Safeguarding The Well being Of The Nation by the Assistant Director, NAFDAC, South West Zone, Olanike Ogunronbi said that the programme will not be solely aimed toward lowering the prevalence of drug abuse amongst youth however will even function a discussion board that may assist folks make knowledgeable choices, public enlightenment, and sensitisation platform.
Ogunronbi mentioned the target of the membership is to reorient the youth and redirect their power away from anti-social vices and behavior in addition to being knowledgeable of the NAFDAC regulatory procedures.
A scholar, Okunade Bolarinwa the Head woman of the varsity, lauded the initiative pledging to sensitize her friends on the risks of illicit medication amongst youth.
Earlier, the Principal of the varsity, Titilayo Olalekan mentioned the NAFDAC-Catch Them Younger and NAFDAC Shopper Security Membership will present the scholars with a singular alternative to find out about meals and drug security and develop important life expertise.
She charged the scholars to take full benefit of the initiative not solely to counterpoint their data but additionally to equip them to make knowledgeable choices about their well being and well-being.
The occasion featured the presentation of souvenirs and data, schooling, and communication supplies to the varsity principal, Mrs Titilayo Olalekan by the South West Zonal Director, Mrs. Roseline Ajayi.