The member representing Ado/Ogbadibo/Okpokwu Federal Constituency, Dr Francis Ottah Agbo, has commended the chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Brig-Gen. Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) for his renewed anti-drugs fight which has led to large scale seizures across the country.
The lawmaker, who is also the Chairman of the Narcotic Drugs Committee, particularly praised Marwa for sanitizing the health sector by intercepting large quantities of narcotic and substandard drugs across the country.
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The lawmaker, in a statement by his Media Aide, Andrew Agbese, on Wednesday, said the NDLEA boss had in less than six months of assuming office, succeeded in getting the agency back on track by busting many drug rings and syndicates, as well as seizing and destroying large quantities of illicit drugs.
Agbo, who is also the spokesman of the Minority Caucus, said NDLEA, under the leadership of the former Military Administrator of Lagos State, is reminiscent of the days of Prof Dora Akunyili in NAFDAC when fake, expired drugs and substandard food brands were reduced to the admiration of all and sundry.
“I have been an advocate of optimum, staffing, equipping and funding the NDLEA to achieve its statutory mandate due to the menace of substance abuse and drug addiction in the country.
“I have said several times that the NDLEA needs all the support to carry out its mandate but I’m surprised that even with the little on the ground, the agency, under the able leadership of Gen. Buba Marwa, has been able to achieve a lot by taking the fight to the criminals and this has given me the confidence as chairman of the Narcotic Drugs Committee to further push for the necessary incentives for the agency to function at an optimal level.
“It is very clear that Marwa is the new Sheriff in town and he has proved this by clearing the doubt of drug barons, syndicates and traffickers”, he said.
Daily Trust reports that the agency had in recent times made large scale seizures and arrested suspects across the country.
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