FG Clarifies Boards Dissolution, Says NDLEA, NAFDAC Exempted

The federal government has clarified that the boards of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and National Agency for Food Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) are not among those that were dissolved on Monday by President Bola Tinubu.

Willie Bassey, director of information at the office of the secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), made the clarification in a statement on Tuesday.

“Further to the directive on the dissolution of boards of federal government parastatals, agencies, institutions and government-owned companies, the secretary to the government of the federation has clarified that the boards of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration & Control (NAFDAC) are exempted from such dissolution,” the statement reads.

On Monday, President Tinubu approved the dissolution of governing boards of all federal government parastatals, agencies, institutions, and government-owned companies.