Protest Rocks Lagos Over Ban On Sachet Alcohol

Members of the Trade Union Council (TUC), Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), and National Union of Tobacco and Food Beverage in Lagos on Wednesday staged a protest over the ban on sachet alcoholic drinks by the National Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC)

Leading the protest, the Vice Chairman of the TUC’s Lagos Chapter Idogen Emmanuel, who criticized the NAFDAC’s decision, claimed the ban was a setback for already suffering families.

He said, “What we are saying is this, if you say you want to stop sachet alcohol, you will be shutting down many families because millions of Nigerians are working in that factory.

“The labour market, you would agree with us, is already over-saturated as many companies have fled the country due to the harsh and difficult business terrain in Nigeria. Today you have piled more problems on our nation’s economy by sending more people into that same market. This we know does not represent President Tinubu’s agenda for the Renewed Hope.”