NAFDAC DG Adeyeye Challenges Bribe Accusers Amid Reform Claims
NAFDAC DG Moji Adeyeye dared contractors alleging she demanded bribes to come forward with proof, speaking at a Monday media engagement while detailing her reform record. She stated inheriting N3.2 billion debt, 70-80% non-functional laboratory equipment, and zero NAFDAC-funded laptops for directors as of 2017. Under her leadership since 2021, Adeyeye said NAFDAC advanced from regulatory 'minus maturity level one' to Level 3 by March 2022—Africa's third agency at that tier. The agency joined the International Medical Regulatory Forum as affiliate member in March 2023 and secured International Council for Harmonisation membership in 2025. She reported clearing N3.1 billion of inherited debts by November 2018 despite criticism, citing personal integrity: 'I was brought up not to owe.' Addressing 2022 staff strikes (June-November) she claimed were instigated by those seeking her position, Adeyeye framed her US-to-Nigeria return as mission-driven: removing national shame through service. Her public challenge to bribe-accusers comes amid ongoing contractor allegations against NAFDAC officials. For citizens, this provides concrete accountability metrics: specific debt cleared, equipment restored, international standards met—to evaluate whether NAFDAC's improved global reputation delivers tangible safety improvements in food and drugs nationwide.