The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has called on political parties’ leadership to include drug integrity tests in the screening requirements for aspirants seeking.
The head of the agency, Mohammed Buba Marwa made the call in Abuja on Wednesday.
Marwa was quoted as saying that he has already sent the proposal to the national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu.
He said, “For politicians, we have long advocated and I take the opportunity again to repeat the advocacy that when they run for public office it demands a lot of responsibility from the person and we need to be certain if he’s a person that is already a drug addict/user who will spend all the money he’s given for public service to consume cocaine and his head will not be in a stable condition to handle the affairs he has been entrusted with.
“For this reason, we have advocated and will continue to advocate that drug tests be conducted for politicians; some state governments like Kano state are already doing this.
“Not just politicians, but government appointees, and I’ve just sent a letter this morning to the National Chairman of APC, who will be the first of the national working committee I wish to pay an advocacy visit on this issue.
“I recommended that drug tests be incorporated in the screening process for all those interested in running for public office; we’ll do the same to the PDP and other important parties.”
