NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, says the agency is operating with a critical manpower shortfall that affects its ability to regulate food and drug products nationwide. She says Nigeria has about 2,000 NAFDAC staff serving more than 240 million people, which she describes as chronically inadequate for effective oversight. Adeyeye compares the situation with Indonesia, where she says a similar-sized regulatory system has around 20,000 personnel for roughly 280 million people, to highlight the scale of the gap. She adds that NAFDAC is not asking to mirror Indonesia’s staffing levels, but argues that it needs at least 5,000 additional staff to strengthen operations across the country. Adeyeye also notes that the current workforce is stretched thin, making it difficult for the agency to maintain a physical presence everywhere. In addition to manpower, she calls for improved funding for the Federal Task Force created under the C34 Bill of 2004, saying it has reportedly received no financial support since inception. She says discussions with the Minister of Finance and the Federal Government are underway to address both staffing and funding constraints.
NAFDAC DG says staffing shortage limits regulation for Nigeria’s 240 million people
NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, says the agency is operating with a critical manpower shortfall that affects its ability to regulate food and drug products nationwide. She says Nige...
- NAFDAC’s Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, says the agency has about 2,000 staff.
- She says the 2,000 staff must regulate for more than 240 million Nigerians.
- Adeyeye says NAFDAC needs at least 5,000 additional staff to improve regulation nationwide.
- She cites Indonesia’s higher staffing level (around 20,000 regulatory personnel) as a comparison.
- She calls for funding support for the Federal Task Force under the C34 Bill of 2004, saying it has reportedly received no funding since its creation.
NAFDAC boss decries severe manpower shortage, stating the agency needs 5,000 additional staff to effectively regulate products for 240 million Nigerians. Read More: https://punchng.com/we-have-2000-staff-for-240m-nigerians-nafdac-boss-decries-manpower-shortage/
4 hours agoProf. Mojisola Adeyeye, Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has raised alarm over the agency’s acute staffing crisis, saying it is severely under-resourced to effectively oversee the safety of goods consumed by Nigeria’s more than 240 million citizens. Speaking during a Thursday interview on Channels Television, Adeyeye highlighted the glaring disparity in regulatory capacity. Nigeria operates with roughly 2,000 NAFDAC staff, while Indonesia a comparable nation with about 280 million people has around 20,000 regulatory personnel. “We have been chronically short of staff in NAFDAC. We are 240 million people and we have 2,000 staff,” she stated. “That is the gap that we have been discussing in terms of closing.” The NAFDAC boss clarified that the agency is not seeking to match Indonesia’s numbers but urgently needs at least 5,000 additional staff to strengthen operations across the country. She noted that the current workforce is stretched thin, limiting the agency’s ability to maintain a physical presence nationwide despite its broad mandate. “We cannot be everywhere. We are stretched thin. We are doing the very best we can do,” Adeyeye added. Beyond staffing, she called for better funding for the Federal Task Force established under the C34 Bill of 2004 to support enforcement. The task force, which collaborates with state-level units, has reportedly received no financial backing since its inception. Adeyeye expressed optimism that the Federal Government, following engagements with the Minister of Finance, would address both the manpower and funding gaps to bolster NAFDAC’s effectiveness.
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