The Nigerian Senate has confirmed it’s readiness to partnering with the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), to curb the menace of drug abuse & trafficking.
The Senate is also advocating a restructuring of the NDLEA as one of the pre-requisites for the partnership.
President of the Senate Ahmad Lawan made these known on Thursday while hosting a delegation of the NDLEA officials, led by it’s Chairman, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (Rtd).
Senator Lawan who is also Chairman of the National Assembly believes that besides the partnership, there should be a multi sectoral approach in the war against drug trafficking in order to tackle the challenge.
As a signal to the Lawmakers’ commitment to the partnership, Senator Lawan assured the NDLEA officials that any bill presented to that effect, will receive priority attention before this year’s recess.
Speaking earlier, the leader of the NDLEA delegation, Brigadier General Buba Marwa (Rtd.) highlighted several request tabled before the National Assembly, which includes a workable partnership to enable the Agency meet its mandate.
Mr. Marwa, who is a former Lagos state military administrator, also confirmed that the state of affairs in the NDLEA is demoralizing and so demanded accelerated attention to resolve the issues.
Emmanuel Ukoh
