The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the
Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) and the Civil Society Legislative Advocate Centre
(CISLAC) have enjoined Nigerian lawmakers to expedite actions on the passage of
the National Tobacco Control Bill (NTCB).
Speaking at a press briefing in Lagos, the
Director, Corporate Accountability & Administration, ERA/FoEN, Akinbode
Oluwafemi said the New Year offers the lawmakers an opportunity to
holistically tackle the tobacco menace in Nigeria.
He said: “We want to believe that this fresh
start is an opportunity for our distinguished lawmakers to put aside party
sentiments and personal ambitions to confront a common challenge which the
tobacco menace poses to our nation. It is now time for our lawmakers to
prioritise health and the wellness of our citizens by speeding up work on the
bill to finally make it law.
“There are several reasons why we must now move
to autopilot mode on the tobacco bill. It may interest you to know that during
the yuletide, we continued to unearth and document the subtle and very
deliberate activities of the tobacco industry aimed at confusing the Nigerian
public and thwarting any form of regulation.
"We documented more articles in the
dailies and online platforms obviously concocted and written word for word by
PR agencies paid to burnish the image of British American Tobacco Nigeria
(BATN). As anticipated, the articles showed similarities in phrases and intent,
especially the demand for watered down legislation which will allow BATN to
continue its deceptive marketing strategies that have lured our youths into the
smoking habit.”
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