Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has urged mothers to ensure proper upbringing of children.
The admonition is contained in a statement signed by the agency’s Resident Media Consultant, Mr Olusayo Akintola, issued on Monday in Abuja to commemorate the 2021 International Women’s Day (IWD).
Akintola quoted Adeyeye as saying “proper upbringing and monitoring of children would help to reduce cases of drug abuse, prominent among youths in the society.”
Adeyeye further stated that many children from God-fearing homes could become victims of peer pressure and join bad gangs noting that the role of mothers in the home is crucial in this regard.
While commending Nigerian women for being resilient, industrious, and caring, Adeyeye added that the war against the use of narcotics and dangerous drugs among youths by the Federal Government may be difficult to win without the influence of the Parents.