The Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria (ACPN) has requested the Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde to prevail on the ministry of agriculture and veterinary doctors within the state to wait for the court judgement to decide who controls veterinary clinics within the state.
The affiliation famous that that is vital so as to keep away from an impending disaster within the state.
Media Talk Africa had reported that the Oyo State authorities, via the Commissioner for Agriculture and Rural Development, Olasunkanmi Olaleye, claimed that FinRel Pharmacy, Supermarket and Bakery in Ibadan was sealed as a result of it was working an unlawful veterinary pharmacy.
But, ACPN, in an open letter addressed to the Governor, suggested him to prevail on the ministry and veterinary doctors within the state to wait for the continuing court judgement earlier than additional taking motion on the management of veterinary clinics within the state.
The affiliation within the petition signed by its Chairman, Pharmacist Adebayo Gbadamosi, insisted that there’s a pending court case; filed by the affiliation on the Federal High Court in Ibadan over who has the best to veterinary clinics within the state.
He regretted that whereas the courts have been on annual recess within the pendency of the case, officers of the Oyo State Ministry of Agric and Natural Resources, alongside the Veterinary Medicine Association went forward to seal the pharmacy and harass members of the affiliation.
Gbadamosi, within the petition, a duplicate of which was made accessible to Media Talk Africa on Wednesday, mentioned that within the latest previous, there have been litigations between the Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association and Pharmacy Council of Nigeria beneath whose purview is the regulation of animal medicine in Nigeria.
He maintained that the judgement delivered by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba of the Federal High Court of Nigeria within the Abuja Judicial Division on Friday, March 24, 2017, affirmed that the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria is the authorized entity for the regulation of animal medicine and biologics and have the mandate to decide who’s charged with the accountability of storage, sale and allotting of animal medicine and biologics.
Gbadamosi alleged that the Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association within the state, sponsored a invoice on the State Assembly, which was subsequently, handed into legislation, with the only purpose of attacking Community Pharmacists registered by the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria.
He defined that the transfer was resisted by ACPN via a case filed on the Federal High Court in Ibadan, which continues to be pending on the court, insisting that the ministry and the veterinary doctors didn’t wait for the court judgement earlier than sealing a pharmacy.
He referred to as on Makinde to prevail on the involved people to wait for the court judgement earlier than additional motion is taken.
“In the latest previous, there have been litigations between Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association and the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria beneath whose purview is the regulation of animal medicine in Nigeria. The judgement delivered by Hon. Justice (Dr) Nnamdi O. Dimgba of the Federal High Court of Nigeria within the Abuja Judicial Division on Friday, March 24, 2017, affirmed that the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria is the authorized entity for the regulation of animal medicine and biologics and have the mandate to decide who’s charged with the accountability of storage, sale and allotting of animal medicine and biologics.
“Not happy with the result of the courts, the Nigeria Veterinary Medical Association via their brokers within the Oyo State Ministry of Agric and Natural Resources smuggled a invoice into the Oyo State House of Assembly with out due course of, requiring public listening to and inputs from varied sectors of the state. The invoice was subsequently handed into legislation with the only purpose of attacking Community Pharmacists registered by the Pharmacy Council of Nigeria who undertake the sale and dispensation of human and animal medicine in Oyo State. On the premise of this legislation, the Staff of the Ministry of Agric and Natural Resources with their Veterinary Medicine practitioners started an onslaught in opposition to pharmacists by sealing their premises on the pretence that they deal in animal medicine and biologics.
“The transfer was resisted and the Association of Community Pharmacists of Nigeria, Oyo State department filed a case on the Federal High Court, Oyo State Division in opposition to them for interpretation of the legislation and harmonization with earlier judgements of the Courts of competent jurisdiction within the land. Unfortunately, whereas the case is in court, the Oyo State Ministry of Agric and Natural Resources trumped up a media trial in opposition to one among our colleagues; FINREL PHARMACY via a video purporting animal dealing with in his premises.
