Producers of Ogogoro under the umbrella of Raw Gin Producers
Association of Nigeria, RGPAN, has urged the federal government not to ban the
local gin popularly called Ogogoro based on recent casualty recorded from its
consumption in some states of the country.
The Chairman of the association, Mr. Aritson Kroboakpo
said in Lagos yesterday that native gin, whose production and consumption
in Nigeria pre-dates independence and is not injurious to health , unless
when adulterated.
Faking of products, the Association also noted, is not only
peculiar to local gin, even as the group promised to work with government to
ensure that quacks in the local gin production are eliminated.
The Association is reacting to the call for the ban of ogogoro
by the government following the unfortunate incident that happened in Ondo
State, where it was reported that some okada-riders collapsed after drinking
ogogoro in a popular relaxation spot, and the most recent incident that
occurred in Rivers State.
