The Federal Government has directed the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to suspend all enforcement actions linked to the proposed ban on sachet alcohol and 200ml PET bottle alcoholic products.
The government also ordered an immediate halt to the sealing of factories and warehouses over the issue.
The directive was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday, February 11, in Abuja by the Special Adviser on Public Affairs to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Terrence Kuanum.
Kuanum said the decision followed a joint intervention by the Office of the SGF and the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA), which raised concerns over the security implications of continued enforcement in the absence of a fully implemented National Alcohol Policy.
