Presidential Committee set to scrap advertisements of alcohol

Elimination of Drug Abuse has recommended that the adverts on alcohol and other recreational drugs be scrapped to discourage its use.

This was announced by Chairman of the Committee, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa on Channels Television “Sunrise Daily”.

Brig. Gen Marwa said the recommendation of scrapping such adverts which is contained in the 2019 report which was submitted by the committee to President Buhari, will discourage its use.

“You really can’t say zero-alcohol because people have the rights. But when you consume more than is required and perhaps you are caught driving drunk, you know there is a penalty. So these penalties also have to be enforced. The drug control scourge in Nigeria, unless it is tackled, we are finished, the Brig Gen said.

He revealed that the second committee is expected to meet later this week and he would be “surprised” if the recommendations in its report does not “start in another month.”