2023: NDLEA cautions against use of drugs during campaigns

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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to caution political parties against the use of illicit drugs during campaigns.

Mrs. Mositi Mathias, Head of NDLEA Drug Demand Reduction Unit, Adamawa Command, gave the advice at a workshop organized by the National Orientation Agency for its staff, on Thursday in Yola.

The workshop was on “War Against Drug Abuse: regulations and guidelines for the conduct of 2023 general elections’’. Mathias said that this would prevent political thugs from disenfranchising the electorate through violent conduct.for breaking news, videos, and the latest top stories in Nigeria & world news, business, politics, sports and pop culture.

“There should be severe punishment for those engaged in political thuggery and violence to serve as a deterrent to other would-be offenders,’’ she said.

 

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