Due to the high rate of fake drinks being sold across the country, Nigerians are urging the federal government to shut down the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).

This call to action comes after Nigerian music video director and cinematographer, TG Omori, asked Nigerians to pray for him regarding his health condition.

Omori shared pictures of himself in a hospital bed receiving oxygen. In the caption, he revealed that he has been battling kidney failure for over a year. Despite his brother donating a kidney to save his life, the kidney transplant failed.

The music video director expressed his desire to survive, writing on his Instagram story, “Keep my spirit alive. I don’t wanna die.”

An old tweet of Omori surfaced where he blamed his health issues on his consumption of fake drinks circulating in Nigeria.

In response, many Nigerians lambasted the NAFDAC director, describing him as incompetent.

However, there have been videos showing NAFDAC officials cracking down on individuals involved in the production of fake alcoholic drinks, drugs, foods, and soft drinks.

Some Nigerians are also calling for the resignation of Director of PMS at NAFDAC, Fraden Bitrus due to his failure to address the issue.

@Kenzzy_Ojay: There's no fake water una, alot of water factories in Nigeria are not NAFDAC approved which automatically makes them fake. Typhoid never catch you because of certain Nigerian table water before

@DAMIADENUGA: "This is what the incompetence, laziness and uselessness of NAFDAC PMS boss Fraden Bitrus is doing to the general public"

@YemieFash: Regrettably, NAFDAC has been almost ineffective since the late Prof. Dora Akunyili left the agency in 2008. May her soul continue to rest in peace.

@CaptainArinze: NAFDAC fell off so badly that VeryDarkMan had to start doing their job for them.

@Jatiti_Of_Lagos: NAFDAC has a lot to do about sales of fake drinks killing us gradually in Nigeria.

@Abdulwadudimran: I once drank a fake predator. Immediately I tasted it, I knew this wasn't it. And it wasn't expired. NAFDAC has a lot to do.

@AjeboDanny: The way i avoid Nigerian clubs, na me know wetin my eye don see for fake drinks. Alcohol is already bad for your health, clubs now make it worse with fake alcohol.

@BenYousef_E: This is not even about alcohol but many edible goods in Nigeria.

There are many counterfeit products! Too many.
You wonder what the NDLEA and NAFDAC are doing especially since counterfeiting has been linked to the sudden surge in kidney diseases which is fast becoming an epidemic.
Imagine the tea you're drinking is your house is fake. The skin care you use is fake. You're not alcoholic but you're at the same risk, if not greater as those who drink and smoke.