Ahead of the 2023 general election, the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Brig-Gen. Buba Marwa (rtd), has urged political aspirants going for public offices to come for drug tests.
Marwa had written a letter to the Chairman of the All Progressive Congress APC, Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, requesting that officials of the agency be given access to conduct drug integrity tests for politicians seeking political offices in the country.
The anti-drug agencys boss reiterated the call yesterday while decorating officers who have distinguished themselves in the fight against drugs with medals and awards.
I have said it before and I want to repeat that politicians going for public offices in 2023 should come for drug tests, he said.
The NDLEA chair noted that when it is the turn of PDP and other parties, to conduct their party primaries, he would also write the national chairman and request that operatives of NDLEA be allowed to conduct drugs integrity tests on politicians aspiring for higher offices.
Marwa, who was speaking during the 1st quarter award ceremony of the agency in Abuja, explained that the drugs test is essential to ensure that politicians conferred with important national offices not used budgetary allocations to go and buy cocaine or Methamphetamine instead of providing needed services for the masses.
