Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Peter Akpe, has stressed that Nigeria’s challenge is not the absence of sound public policies but the failure to implement them effectively, describing this as the greatest obstacle to national progress.
Akpe made the remark on Tuesday while chairing the public presentation of Prof. Peter Owonaro’s new book, “Pills to Policy: Pharmacy Practice Research in the Niger Delta,” at the Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall in Yenagoa.
He noted that weak implementation is particularly evident in the pharmaceutical sector, where regulatory guidelines have often failed to achieve their intended impact.
Commending Owonaro’s scholarship, Akpe said the book provides practical operational guidelines for pharmaceutical practice and will serve as a reference point for generations.
Highlighting the menace of drug abuse, Akpe pointed to the Bayelsa State Drug Abuse, Addiction Prevention and Rehabilitation Committee (BADAPARC), led by Owonaro, which collaborates with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to combat illicit
