question: is Ogogoro Alcoholic?
Don’t Take Ogogoro NAFDAC Boss Warns
November 24, 2009, by Ubong George/ MakurdiThe Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Dr. Paul Orhii, has restated that the recent fire that devastated the headquarters of the agency will not dissuade him from the fight against producers of fake and counterfeit drugs and food.
The NAFDAC boss made this assertion in Makurdi while delivering a speech at a sensitization campaign on the dangers of ogogoro and drug abuse, organized by NAFDAC in collaboration with the Benue State Government and the Who is Who Initiative International.
Orhii revealed that the recent fire incident at the headquarters of the agency was the handiwork of the detractors of the agency who would stop at nothing to frustrate the war against the sale and distribution of dangerous drugs and foods in the country.
The NAFDAC DG stressed that the development would not stop him from waging war against counterfeit and illicit substances, stressing that the war against “ogogoro” by NAFDAC should be supported by everyone, considering the dangers the substance posed to the health of consumers.
“We will not be deterred in our onslaught against producers of fake and counterfeit drugs and food. Infact, we are now even more determined to hit harder,” he said.
He listed damage to brain cells, pancreas and kidney, premature aging, malnutrition, cirrhosis of the liver, birth defects, loss of coordination, peptic ulcer, damage to the central nervous system, cancer of the mouth and esophagus, wife beating, child battering and broken homes as some of the dangerous effects of ogogoro consumption.
The NAFDAC boss who promised that officials of the agency in Benue State would not relent in its efforts in ensuring that the state is completely rid of the illicit gin popularly known as ogogoro commended the decision of the Benue State Government to outlaw the transportation, sale, distribution and consumption of the illicit gin in the state.
In another related development , the Benue State Governor, Mr. Gabriel Suswam while flagging off the campaign to root out “ogogoro” from Benue State, revealed that the sharp rise in crime wave in most part of the state was as a result of the high intake of the illicit gin popularly known as Ogogoro substance by youths whom, according to him, “after taking the substance resort to criminality.”
He vowed that his government would stop at nothing to protect the citizens of the state from the consumption of the illicit gin, stressing that “ogogoro” would no longer be sold within the territory of the state since its consumption is inimical to the wellbeing of the people of the state.
Suswam appealed to those involved in the sale and distribution of the product in the state to take to other ventures assuring them of government’s willingness to provide soft loans to aid their new businesses.
“If you are someone who is marketing ogogoro and making a living out of it, the government is willing and ready to assist you in any other meaningful endeavour other than the sale of ogogoro,” the governor said.
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I remember drinking ‘Emu’ (don’t know the English word equivalent) as a child (7–8 old). What I knew was that everyone called it Emu – and nothing more. My uncle, whom I stayed with was a frequent drinker – he always had his friends over, every evening. They joked, laughed, played ‘ayo’ and drank Emu. The reason for my emu-drinking was because I was the one who brought the cups, put the stools in place, etc.
I haven’t tasted Emu since then, neither have I moved near Ogogoro. question: is Ogogoro alcoholic? is Ogogoro more alcoholic than beer?
The average beer drinker in America can finish several cans of beer and still know the way back to his/her house. In Nigeria, the okada man drinks Ogogoro and begins behaving like a total retard.
question: what is the English word for ‘Emu’?
they say, they say