NAFDAC: Adeyeye Thanks Buhari For Her Reappointment

NAFDAC: Adeyeye Thanks Buhari For Her Reappointment

LAGOS  – Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, Director General, National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has thanked President Muham­madu Buhari for renewing her appointment, disclos­ing that the agency’s IGR tripled to N2.5 billion under her tenure.

Adeyeye who expressed her gratitude to the presi­dency during a zoom press briefing also thanked stake­holders in the industry for the support her agency en­joyed during her first ten­ure, leading to the achieve­ments it recorded.

Listing the achievements of NAFDAC under her first tenure, the DG said, “Inter­nally Generated Revenue (IGR) have tripled to N2.5 billion, while user fees have more than doubled to N15 billion.”

Adeyeye also disclosed that the N3.02 billion in­herited debt of the agency was paid off within her first year in office.

She said, “N3.02 billion inherited debt was paid off within my first year in of­fice. The sum of about N180 million was discovered to be fictitious. The agency is enjoying better financial management. The IGR has tripled to N2.5 billion. User fees have more than dou­bled to N15 billion.”

Adeyeye further said that the agency attained Maturity Level 3 in the WHO Global Benchmark­ing Tools, an achievement that has placed NAFDAC among the recognized reg­ulatory Agencies in the world.

According to her, NAF­DAC attained the status in the first quarter of last year, precisely in March 2022.

On her strategic goals for 2023-2028, the DG said this would focus on governance, financial management, and publicity, noting, we would continue “meaningful de­ployment use of human capital; Sustain strong governance – expansion of directorates for greater and impactful manage­ment and obtain approval of hazard and regulatory allowance (To be funded from NAFDAC Generated User Fees).”