Barely 48 hours after his disengagement from office, the immediate past Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) Dr. Paul Orhii has said he has left behind a robust institution that will outlast any successor.Responding, the acting Director General of NAFDAC, Mrs Yetunde Oni praised the passion and relentless efforts of Dr. Orhii whom she said worked meritoriously in repositioning the Agency as a leading light in the fight against counterfeit regulated products globally. She promised to build on the strategies left behind by Dr. Orhii to deliver on the mandate of the agency. Mrs Oni called on the support and cooperation of staff and challenged them to work tirelessly to sustain the legacies left behind by Dr. Orhii to move the agency to greater heights. Also speaking, a former Director of Narcotics and Controlled Substances in the Agency, Mr. Hashim Ubale Yusufu noted that NAFDAC under Dr. Orhii had reduced the prevalence of counterfeit antimalarial medicines from 40% in 2009 to 3% in 2015.
Source:Leadership Online
