Pharmaceutical technicians urge Senate to concur to regulatory bill

The National Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians of Nigeria (NAPTTON) has called on the leadership of the Senate to concur with the Pharmaceutical Technologists and Pharmacy Technicians Regulatory Council of Nigeria Bill.

The National President, NAPTTON, Adetola Balogun, in his speech at the 3rd National Delegates Conference(NDC), in Abuja, while narrating the experience recalled that the struggle to have a legal instrument as an act of Parliament to regulate the profession started as the draft submitted by the Federal Ministry of Justice to the office of former Head of State Late General Sanni Abacha was unsigned before his demise.

Balogun further said the bill was later sponsored by Honourable Mohammed A. Mahmud, a member of House of Representatives representing Agaie/Lapai Federal Constituency, Niger State at the 8th Assembly was passed by the House of Representatives on Tuesday, July 21, 2020.

He expressed gratitude on behalf of NAPTTON to the leadership of the Medical and Health Worker’s Union of Nigeria ably led by Comrade Dr King Biobelemoye Joy Josiah, Ogbodo VIII, and his team for their support at all times.

According to Balogun, “Presently, the bill is at the Senate awaiting concurrence. I seize this opportunity to call on the leadership of the Senate, to as a matter of urgency, to concur to the bill.

“As professionals, we should be upright in discharging our duty efficiently at all times as we are saddled with the responsibility of compounding, dispensing and counselling of patients on the use of drugs and medicaments as prescribed by a licensed medical practitioner.

“We should always encourage others, a tree’s beauty life is in its branches, but its strength lies in the root. Our vision is the art of seeing what is invisible to others. These are major keys to life with integrity.

“The road was rough, but with the support of the old and the new members and most importantly our elders, we are able to navigate the terrains as new programmes were introduced for the benefit of members viz a viz, the Mandatory Continued Education Programme (MCEP), World Pharmaceutical technologists/Pharmacy Technicians Day, which is celebrated every third Tuesdays in the month of October annually.

Balogun, therefore, appealed to the delegates to ensure that credible and dedicated executives are elected to consolidate the efforts of past leaders and to place the Association of Pharmaceutical Technologists at high priority,

The National President of Medical and Health Worker’s Union of Nigeria (MHWUN), Comrade King Bobelemoye Joy Josiah who represented the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, Comrade Ayuba Wabba, in an interview also admonished the Senate to concur with the bill that has been passed by the lower chamber.

“My message is to those in Senate that NAPTTON members are globally recognised and it is a globally recognised profession. Even as advanced as the United States of America is, they still reckon with them and that is why they have a global day.

“Anyone who misinforms our lawmakers that they don’t have a right to regulate themselves is one of those that wants Nigeria to be in the back seat and also want to make Nigeria be on the reverse.”

“These are the kind of behaviour that has made Nigeria moving from the third world now down to the fourth.”

“China was a third world country like Nigeria but they have moved on ahead. But rather than making Nigeria move forward, this kind of negative sentiment has drawn us back that we are now reversing towards the fourth world.”

“I would want everybody especially the Senate to give quick concurrence to the bill that has been passed by the lower chamber so that practice in Nigeria of the health industry will be free.

“You don’t restrict people and the things that will make the best scientific application survey of the system. Instead of delaying, they should expedite the action of concurrence,” he added.

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Pharmaceutical technicians urge Senate to concur to regulatory bill