Business Group Urges Reps to Exclude Tobacco Industry from Tobacco Control Policies

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The Nigerian House of Representatives have been urged by the Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria, ERA/FoEN, and the Nigeria Tobacco Control Alliance, NTCA, to exclude the tobacco industry from tobacco control policies and interaction, Premium Times say.

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At a media interaction with journalists in Lagos, Monday, the groups also reiterated their demand for the ban on tobacco advertising, promotion, and sponsorship.

“The tobacco industry is not a legitimate public health stakeholder, as tobacco has no known health benefits,” said Akinbode Oluwafemi, Director of Corporate Accountability, ERA/FoEN.

“While we commend the lawmakers for their strong support in garnering inputs of critical stakeholders in ensuring the bill is in sync with the WHO FCTC, we have observed with dismay the clandestine activities and visibility events by British American Tobacco Nigeria, BATN, and other tobacco entities in Nigeria, including their front groups seeking either to misinterpret the law or demanding the removal of key provisions that will make it implementable. Those events have particularly targeted agencies of government tasked with the responsibility of implementing the bill when it finally becomes law.”


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