Soludo seeks pharmacists’ support against fake drugs

Anambra State Governor Chukwuma Soludo urged the Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria to work with his administration to combat counterfeit medicines and illegal pharmacies. Speaking in Awka at the opening of the PSN’s 99th Annual National Conference, Ijele 2026, he called pharmacists essential partners in building an effective healthcare system. Soludo cited the development of a pharmaceutical hub in Oba and a Coordinated Wholesale Centre, expected to be completed early next year. He also reported that more than 250,000 people had received free antenatal services and that the state had conducted over 950 free caesarean operations; PSN President Ayuba Tanko Ibrahim praised the governor’s support for the profession.