Nigeria, Sept. 12 -- The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane. - Marcus Aurelius

The recent public outcry by the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Professor Mojisola Adeyeye, regarding internal operational bottlenecks, has laid bare a dangerous vulnerability in Nigeria's national security architecture. Beyond simple administrative delays, the systemic inefficiency and deep-seated corruption among public servants within the agency are actively undermining its core mandate. When a regulatory body tasked with safeguarding the food and medicine of over 200 million citizens is frustrated from within, it cea...