The Chairman of the NDLEA, Brigadier General Mohamed Marwa made the call while speaking at the palace of the Igumale Community monarch in Ado Local Government Area of Benue State and reiterated the call in Otukpo Community also in the state, according to a statement by the agency’s Director, Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, on Tuesday.
He challenged the community and religious leaders to champion the campaign against substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in their communities Marwa during the foundation laying ceremony and the unveiling of a 20-kilometre road facilitated by the member representing Ado-Ogbadigbo-Okpokwu Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, who is also the Chairman, House Committee on Narcotic Drugs, Francis Agbo, hailed the lawmaker for his role in the fight against drug abuse.
Marwa said, “Both developments are signs of the importance of this community and local government to Nigeria’s welfare and also a testament that communities in this corner of the country are not left out of the dividends of democracy by its leaders. “At the same time, he has also been one of the key drivers of the amendment of the NDLEA Act which we are hopeful will be passed by the National Assembly before the end of the tenure of the ninth Assembly. Even as he worked on the national stage, he also remains an embodiment of the saying that ‘charity begins at home’.
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