Chairman of NDLEA, Brigadier General Buba Marwa has advocated that drug tests be carried out on politicians and government appointees.
Agency spokesperson, Femi Babafemi, disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, April 27, revealing that the chairman stated this while responding to questions from journalists at the 2022 First Quarter Best Performing Commands Awards ceremony at the Agencys national headquarters in Abuja.
Marwa urged political parties to make drug integrity test part of the screening requirements for aspirants seeking to contest political offices in the 2023 elections on their platforms.
According to him, for politicians, we have long advocated and I take the opportunity again to repeat the advocacy that when they run for public office it demands a lot of responsibility from the person and we need to be certain if he's a person that is already a drug addict/user who will spend all the money he's given for public service to consume cocaine and his head will not be in a stable condition to handle the affairs he has been entrusted with. For this reason, we have advocated and will continue to advocate that drug test be conducted for politicians; some state governments like Kano state is already doing this.
“Not just politicians, but government appointees, and I've just sent a letter this morning to the National Chairman of APC, who will be the first of the national working committee I wish to pay an advocacy visit on this issue. I recommended that drug tests be incorporated in the screening process for all those interested in running for public office; we'll do the same to the PDP and other important parties.”
Source: www.clintonsdaily.com
Post a Comment