Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa has expressed worry over the increasing and inappropriate interactions between government actors and the tobacco industry. Its Executive Director, Oluwafemi Akinbode, while addressing a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, also called for imposition of stiffer penalties for violations of smoking regulations in order to safeguard the well-being of all Nigerians.
” While acknowledging recent efforts to review the National Tobacco Control Act, 2015, Akinbode insisted that any such review must uphold the protection of public health, strengthen regulatory oversight, and decisively close the loopholes that allow the tobacco industry to continue exploiting vulnerable populations in Nigeria.