The Federal Government says the Boards of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) and the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) are not dissolved.

In a statement, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume said the two boards are exempted from the dissolution of MDAs recently announced.

The statement with the clarification was signed by the Director of Information in the SGF Office, Willie Bassey on behalf of Akume.

On Monday, President Bola Tinubu approved the dissolution of all boards of Federal Government parastatals, agencies, institutions and government-owned companies “in the exercise of its constitutional powers and in the public interest”.