A Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria (PCN) and four others to pay N36.53 million in damages to a pharmaceutical company, Edichart Investments Limited, for illegally sealing up the pharmacy. Others affected by the order of the court are; the Lagos State Task Force on Counterfeit Processed Food, Mrs G.O. Balogun, Mrs Adeoye and the Attorney General of Lagos State.
Edichart Investments Limited, Mr Samuel Edih and Mr Alezander Ani Eton, had dragged the defendants to court on November 23, 2010, over a raid on the company following which drugs were carted away. According the plaintiffs, the defendants on May 20, 2010 raided its pharmacy and carted away drugs and closed the shop from May 20, 2010 to August 10, 2010 and from December 9, 2010 to August 4, 2011, a period of about 317 days.
The plaintiffs further stated the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria (PCN), by a letter dated November 3, but served on them on November 30, 2010, claimed the reason for not granting licence to the company was because of its closeness to other pharmaceutical companies. According to the plaintiffs:“Curiously, this issue of proximity was not mentioned in the contravention notice dated May 27, 2010 issued and served same day on Edichart at Pharmacist Council of Nigeria’s office. The name of the premises, the nature of the pharmaceutical practice and when the said premises were registered were never disclosed.”
By: Akeem Nafiu
New Telegraph
A Federal High Court in Lagos has directed the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria (PCN) and four others to pay N36.53 million in damages to a pharmaceutical company, Edichart Investments Limited, for illegally sealing up the pharmacy. Others affected by the order of the court are; the Lagos State Task Force on Counterfeit Processed Food, Mrs G.O. Balogun, Mrs Adeoye and the Attorney General of Lagos State.
Edichart Investments Limited, Mr Samuel Edih and Mr Alezander Ani Eton, had dragged the defendants to court on November 23, 2010, over a raid on the company following which drugs were carted away. According the plaintiffs, the defendants on May 20, 2010 raided its pharmacy and carted away drugs and closed the shop from May 20, 2010 to August 10, 2010 and from December 9, 2010 to August 4, 2011, a period of about 317 days.
The plaintiffs further stated the Pharmacist Council of Nigeria (PCN), by a letter dated November 3, but served on them on November 30, 2010, claimed the reason for not granting licence to the company was because of its closeness to other pharmaceutical companies.
According to the plaintiffs:“Curiously, this issue of proximity was not mentioned in the contravention notice dated May 27, 2010 issued and served same day on Edichart at Pharmacist Council of Nigeria’s office. The name of the premises, the nature of the pharmaceutical practice and when the said premises were registered were never disclosed.”
By: Akeem Nafiu
New Telegraph
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