Local Gin Producers Kick Against Nationwide Ban

Local gin producers commonly called Ogogoro have kicked against the planned ban on consumption of the product by the Federal Government following scores of deaths in some parts of the country.

The Producers under the aegis of Raw Gin Producers Association of Nigeria, (RGPAN) stated that local gin production and consumption have been in existence before Nigeria’s independence and have not been injurious to the health of anyone except when it is adulterated.

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Mr. Aritson Kroboakpo who is the association chairman maintained that adulteration of products is not just peculiar to Ogogoro  adding that the association is ready to work with relevant governmental agencies to rid the local gin production of quacks.

Kroboakpo stressed that rather than  complete ban on the production of local gin, the government should work out plan to regulate its production which would help in sanitizing the sector.

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Meanwhile, Nigerians have taken to the social media to express anger over the ban of Ogogoro citing that local gin seem to be few products that are locally made and have been in existence for years.

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