The senate president recounts his meeting with the PMG-MAN via a post on his Social media page;
This week at the Senate, I had the pleasure of meeting with the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Group of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (PMG-MAN) led by their Chairman, Mr. Okey Akpa.
At the meeting, the delegation thanked us for our successful work in advocating for a reversal of the high Common External Tariffs (CET) on the importation of raw materials that are needed by our local pharmaceutical industries.
Last year, when PMG-MAN came to the Senate, I reassured them that the Senate would look into advocating for the reduction of this CET on the raw materials, so that our local pharmaceutical industry can grow, and Nigerians all over the country would have access to cheaper medications. We have done this.
Now, our next step on this issue will be to push for the self-sufficiency of our local pharmaceutical sector.
In light of this, I have set up a technical committee made up of key staff from my Office and members of PMG-MAN. This committee has been given 6-weeks to produce a report on the enabling laws that are needed to make sure that our pharmaceutical industry can meet the demands of the entire country.
This is because for the safety of our citizens and our national security as a nation, Nigeria must begin to take steps to produce the vaccines and medications that it needs locally, instead of relying on other countries.
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