Politicians Must Undergo Drug Test: Marwa

By Emeka Umahi, Lagos

The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), has disclosed how important it is for politicians seeking public office and students seeking admission into higher institutions to undergo drug integrity test.

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Buba Marwa. Source: BBC

The chairman of the anti-drug agency, gave the explanation in Abuja while delivering a paper on Drug Abuse and National Security Challenge: Way Forward, as the guest speaker at the 5th-anniversary lecture of presidential diary magazine.

He said as elections come up in the states and across the country, there is the need for the people to entrust the management of their treasury and their well-being in the hands of politicians that have clear minds because no public office holder under the influence of drugs can think straight.

He said the same thing applies to students seeking admission into higher institutions. He said because of the evidence-based strong connection between drug abuse and security challenges across the country, concerted efforts must be made towards tackling the drug scourge headlong.

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“In this regard, we are doing our best in our area of responsibility in the NDLEA. There has been a paradigm shift in our approach to controlled substances. In the past 100 days, operatives of the NDLEA nationwide have carried out non-stop offensive against drug trafficking, traffickers and abusers.

"We shall not relent in our objective of having a drug-free Nigeria. We have the conviction that if we can shut down the drug pipeline, cancel out the drug demand-drug supply equation and mop up the cache of illicit substances in our territory, the insecurity problem will be half solved.

"So far, the message is warmly received. We have the confidence that once the people are on our side; the country is on track to winning this drug war."

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