The Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Mohammed Buba Marwa has charged the 2,000 newly trained officers of the anti-narcotics body to resist every temptation that would make them compromise their duties and responsibilities.
Marwa gave the charge at the passing out parade of the new officers at the NDLEA Academy in Jos, Plateau state.
According to him, they are coming into the Agency at a time when the institution is being overhauled to make it more effective and efficient, and as such their months of training at the Academy must count through impactful contributions to its goal of ridding Nigeria of drug abuse and illicit drug trafficking.
“You are coming into the Agency at an auspicious time when the management has pushed the reset button and commenced the overhaul of the old system and its encumbrances. Your employment coincides with a time we are putting in place all that is necessary to foster the enabling work environment that makes a career in the NDLEA gratifying.
“Having been given the necessary training, we expect you to make your presence count with impact contributions to the achievement of the Agency’s objectives in its campaign against abuse and trafficking of illicit substances. Qualities such as loyalty, discipline and diligence would help you to have a fulfilling career in a paramilitary organisation such as NDLEA.
“Let me also bring to your awareness how important you are now to society. Only very few occupations afford an individual the opportunity of direct, meaningful impact on society’s wellbeing. You are part of a community of custodians who are assigned the responsibility of safeguarding society’s sanity and safety against the corrosion of illicit substances.”
While warning them on the dark world of drug barons and their cartels, he said the new officers and their senior compatriots must remain upright and patriotic always.
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