Chief Executive Officer, National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency, NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has said he is currently
pushing for drug test on all politicians.
Nigerian politicians include President Muhammadu Buhari,
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu;
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, all state governors and several others.
He added that workers and students should also undergo drug
test.
Marwa stated that the reason he is pushing to conduct drug test on politicians, workers and students was to be able to urgently provide help for those who need treatment and rehabilitation, in addition to serving as deterrence.
He stated this in his remarks while signing a Memorandum of
Understanding, MoU, with a firm, Primly Services Limited for the supply of free
drug test kits to NDLEA in Abuja on Thursday.
Expressing happiness that the MoU was finally signed almost
three years after the federal government had approved the deal, the NDLEA boss said, at the centre of drug
demand reduction is drug testing.
“Practically, all Nigerians should be subjected to drug
test; politicians, students, workers and all. We have set the ball rolling at
the agency because charity begins at home. This will enable us know those
afflicted, who need treatment and rehabilitation.
“Equally, it will deter drug abuse because if you know that
the result of a drug test will hamper your progression in school, political
career or at work, it will deter you. In the same vein, we do expect parents to
make sure their children dont get married to addicts by insisting on drug test
before marriage,” he said in a statement issued by NDLEA’s spokesman, Femi
Babafemi.
Gen. Marwa expressed delight in the readiness by the
Managing Director of Primly Services Ltd, Dr. Vincent Udenze to always
contribute to efforts to rid Nigeria of illicit substances.
”In the course of PACEDA work, Primly Services was part of
our resource persons and through that we got to know about this MoU, which had
been approved by the Federal Government since 2019 and Im surprised that up
till 2021, it has not been executed until now,” he said.
Thanking the firm for its professionalism and willingness to
partner with NDLEA in fighting the drug scourge afflicting the country, Marwa
said apart from the high quality of the test kits, they were coming at no cost
to the agency, adding that the company will only recover its cost from testing.
“We should continue to look for more ways of cooperation to
make Nigeria a drug free nation, which is a task that must be done,” he added.
Earlier, Dr. Udenze said apart from the test kits coming to
NDLEA at no cost, “we will ensure that the kits are one of the best in the
country and we will not fail in our duty in this regard.”
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