Brig. General Mohammed Buba Marwa, (rtd), Chairman/Chief Executive of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says the morale of the personnel of the agency is at its lowest ebb.
While inaugurating a committee to look into issues affecting the smooth running of the agency, Marwa said he had commenced the reengineering of the Agency for optimal performance.
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“One of my early findings is that the morale of the officers and men has dropped to the lowest ebb. I have noticed distortions in the seniority roll of the Agency. This has made the personnel to become poorly motivated. We need a highly motivated personnel to win this war which we must win by the grace of God.
“The first thing is to resolve the issue of low morale. We need to develop a proper, accurate and credible seniority roll for the personnel.
“We have officers in the various commands whose promotion has been delayed for no just cause whereas the vacancies are there. Others have been overtaken by their juniors. This is an error that must be addressed,” he said.
The Committee led by Colonel Yakubu Bako (Rtd), one of Marwa’s aides, has six weeks to submit its report.
It is expected to receive memoranda from aggrieved staff members; critically examine posting stagnation and address the issues of restoration of correct ranks and seniority; restore correct seniority roll, among others.
