Death threats do not frighten Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).
During the weekend, Adeyeye briefed the media in Abuja, according to The Nation.
Following the agency’s actions to dismantle significant shady drug distribution networks in Kano, Idumota, Yaba, and Onitsha, she said, there were death threats.
According to the director-general, she served her people in Nigeria after more than 30 years in the United States.
She said the threats would not discourage the agency from its unwavering commitment to protecting public health.
“I was in the US for 37 years. I came back home for service. I could have been there, comfortable. And I tell people I came here as a missionary,” she said.
“If missionaries could leave their comfort zones where they were born and live with us in Nigeria, I do not have an excuse to come back home.
“Coming back home is not easy; it’s a sacrifice. I have grandchildren, I have children that I don’t see. So, fear is not part of my daily dictionary.
“My coming back is to serve, but that doesn’t mean I don’t use my common sense. I use a lot of common sense, but it’s not just me; it’s also about my workers.
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“I was not the one that was beaten and bleeding in Onitsha six months ago because they (NAFDAC workers) were on an inspection operation.
“There is one of our workers. One day, I just looked at her arm and asked: What happened? She said they went on an inspection, and she almost lost her life.
Adeyeye added that the government has to be able to compensate and protect the agency’s workers accordingly.
