By Eberechukwu Ngwu
Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has pledged his unwavering commitment to ridding the state of fake, substandard and adulterated drugs in the state.
The Governor stated this when he visited the Drug Market, Onitsha which was closed down two weeks ago as a result of the infiltration of contraband drugs in the area by NAFDAC.
The Governor expressed optimism that the Ọgbọ Ọgwụ market closed down for fake and substandard drugs by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, will be opened 
in the next ten days.
Governor Soludo who expressed shock on the discoveries of dangerous drugs and contraband drugs such as tramadol, tafrodol among others said his government agreed with NAFDAC to increase the labour force and security within the market, and make owners of shops in each of the lines part of the investigation.
The Governor called on NAFDAC to also probe the entire fake drugs ecosystem to get to the root as a permanent solution to the problem.
The South East Regional Comptroller of NAFDAC, Mr. Martins Iluyomade who took the Governor and his entourage round the market, intimated him that most discovery of the banned drugs were found at the plumbing section near the Ọgbọ Ogwu market.
The Chairman of the Onitsha Building Materials Traders Association, Chief Chikodi Ejiofor, expressed shock at some of the discoveries made by the NAFDAC, saying he was not aware that even shops within the plumbing market were converted as drug sale outlets.
