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NDLEA Chairman, Brig. Gen. Buba Marwa (retd.)
The Chairman and Chief Government Officer of the Nationwide Drug Regulation Enforcement Company, Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd) has expressed the appreciation of officers and males of the anti-narcotic company to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for his steady help for the continued efforts to curb the scourge of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking within the nation.
Marwa acknowledged this whereas fielding questions from journalists through the inspection of amenities on the NDLEA barracks, which he mentioned is nearly prepared for commissioning in Yola Adamawa state.
In response to him, “We thank God for the mission, we admire the continuity in governance. President Buhari appreciated the problems surrounding the safety and welfare of workers. They seize, arrest, prosecute and take care of the criminals, but the criminals come again to them as a result of they dwell amongst them. However now we now have the barracks for our personnel. President Buhari accepted it and commenced it, and now President Tinubu has continued with similar zeal and drive, so we admire this component of concern in the direction of the NDLEA.”
Whereas commending the usual and high quality of labor being accomplished on the barracks, he mentioned “Consultants, and contractors have accomplished very effectively, good high quality, effectively monitored, finest supplies and design as you may see, and we’re 95 per cent accomplished. We hope that by the grace of Allah, earlier than the center of this 12 months, we’ll totally launch this primary part.
“We’re concentrating on initially the six geopolitical zones to have a barrack every, for fairness and stability and within the succeeding years, we hope the succeeding authorities will proceed in all of the 36 state instructions, Federal Capital Territory, and Particular Space instructions. Our officers are all excited and keen to do extra as a result of it is a testomony to the nice work that the officers have been doing that yielded this mission and they’re keen to do much more.”
The NDLEA boss additionally mentioned the company is equally dedicated to lowering the demand for illicit substances by combining forces with different stakeholders to boost consciousness and tackle the basis causes of substance abuse.
“In 2018, a Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse was arrange, which I had the distinct honour of being the chairman. One of many main duties that we had was to establish the basis causes of drug abuse and trafficking and make suggestions which we did. Within the course of, we discovered that poverty is among the key predisposing components of drug use in all societies. You will need to be aware that it isn’t solely Nigeria that has this drawback, the entire world is going through it. So, in pursuing momentary reduction, some folks get into medicine.
“Because of this, I do know for a undeniable fact that the president is decided to drag Nigerians out of poverty. And for the NDLEA and different establishments and stakeholders just like the Ministry of Well being, NAFDAC, and so on, we’re all combining efforts in drug demand discount.”
He famous that the struggle in opposition to drug abuse is an all-encompassing one, which works past the accountability of solely NDLEA.
“The media are within the forefront, the church is within the forefront, group leaders, Imams, clerics, educators, NGOs, conventional establishments, ladies and youth organizations; all of us should collaborate with safety businesses to stamp out drug abuse from this nation.”
He hinted that in a matter of days, he can be briefing the nation a couple of main seizure and a few arrests made as a part of ongoing efforts to dismantle drug cartels nonetheless working between Nigeria and different international locations in Africa, Europe and America.
