Director-General, Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Segun Ajayi-Kadir, has said that the recent actions of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has needlessly disrupted businesses in the wines and spirits sector.

He said the development would hurt relevant companies and the economy. MAN made its position known as members of the Food, Beverages and Tobacco Senior Staff Association and the National Union of Food, Beverages and Tobacco Employees, again called on NAFDAC to prove its stance against sachet alcohol with data.

MAN recalled that NAFDAC has, in the last two weeks, gone ahead to implement the ban on the production and sale of alcoholic beverages packaged in sachets and small PET bottles in flagrant disobedience of the directives from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation on the matter, as issued on December 15, 2025.

“NAFDAC’s recent action is also in direct contradiction of the earlier resolution of the House of Representatives on the matter (vide NAS /10/HR/CT.33/77c of 14th March 2024); wherein the House of Representatives, after an all-inclusive consultation with stakeholders through a public hearing, restrained NAFDAC from taking the needless punitive action of banning the production of alcoholic beverages in sachets and PET bottles.

He added that alcohol served in sachets by local producers was produced under hygienic conditions and certified by regulatory agencies, including NAFDAC.

“We, therefore, appeal to the Federal Government to prevail on NAFDAC to stop the disruption of our members’ activities,” he said.
SPEAKING with The Guardianyesterday, the National President of Food, Beverages and Tobacco Senior Staff Association, Oyibo Jimoh, faulted claims that sachet alcohol was responsible for underage drinking in Nigeria, insisting that no data exists to support such claims.

He said: “There is no research that shows that the alcohol in the sachet is causing any harm to children. Moreover, the Distillers and Blenders Association of Nigeria, as an organisation, has been doing a lot in terms of advocacy. We have our commercials on the radio that alcohol shouldn’t be sold to under 18.”

In his remarks, the Executive Secretary of the Food, Beverages and Tobacco Senior Staff Association, Solomon Adebosin, argued that sachet alcohol helped to ensure moderate consumption among its consumers.