Posted by The Pharmaceutical Council of Nigeria, PCN, has been encouraged by Niger State Governor Sani Bello to uphold professional ethics in order to eradicate the selling of illegal medications in society.
Bello made the decision while entertaining Ibrahim Baba Shehu Ahmed, the PCN’s registrar, in Minna.
He emphasized the need for the council to operationalize the ethics of the profession to the letter given the worrisome rise in drug abuse among people, particularly young people.
He said: “I want to appeal to this council to enforce your laws and norms because right now anyone may go to any drugstore and buy any medicine he wants.
“I like to think that this council is in charge of ensuring that all pharmacists follow the rules on work ethics. Our population of pharmacists has increased recently, and they are more active in the drug sales to our youth.
He welcomed the new registrar and CEO on his appointment, assured him of his administration’s support, and urged him to be a good representative for Niger State by doing so.
The governor was earlier congratulated on the selection of Ibrahim Baba Shehu Ahmed, a native of Niger, as the registrar and CEO of PCN by Ahmed Tijani Morah, national chairman of PCN and head of the delegation.
He is the first pharmacist from the Niger State to be named Registrar and CEO of PCN, according to Norah.
The PCN national chairman then thanked the state government for its enormous support and contribution to the industry.
In his speech, Baba, the new registrant and CEO of PCN, revealed that he has started talking to people about eliminating the country’s open drug marketplaces and replacing them with a coordinated wholesale facility where members of the public and licensed shops may manage narcotics.
He also said that since taking office, he has so far cracked down on over 3,000 pharmacies for acting outside the bounds of normal business practice.