The management of KCHAqua consortium, a construction, infrastructure, and property development firm, has held a meeting with the leadership of drug markets in Aba, the commercial city of Abia state to foster collaboration.
By Emma Ogbuehi
The management of KCHAqua consortium, a construction, infrastructure, and property development firm, has held a meeting with the leadership of drug markets in Aba, the commercial city of Abia state to foster collaboration.
Chigbu Nwaobia, Head, Media and Communications of the consortium who made the disclosure in a statement, said that the meeting was called by management to inform off-takers who are major stakeholders about the approval granted it by the state government for the execution of project and keep them abreast with the way forward
In his remarks at the meeting, former chairman, pharmaceutical society of Nigeria (PSN) Abia state chapter, Victor Amuta, described the development as a cheery news for drug marketers to be operating in a regulated environment because it confers legitimacy to their businesses.
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Amuta emphasized that by the regulation, the Federal Government through the agency of National Agency For Foods and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is determined to end open drug market in Nigeria, and urged the drug marketers to take advantage of the opportunity to align with government policy on pharmaceutical products marketing by identifying with the project.
Chairman of Drug Dealers Stakeholders Group, Elvis Anoruo, expressed appreciation to Governor Alex Otti for graciously providing land for the project and assured the consortium of support from his group.
He noted that the provision of land by state government has saved members of his group the stress of incessant harassment by NAFDAC and other challenges the group had faced in the efforts to secure a permanent site for their operations.
“After many years of struggle and constant harassment of NAFDAC, we are glad that His Excellency, Governor Alex Otti has rescued us with making our movement to a permanent site a reality,” Anoruo said
It would be recalled that Abia State Government recently granted KCHAqua consortium approval in principle for the execution of the state owned CWC.
