Politicians responsible for rampant drug abuse – Kano lawmaker

The lawmaker representing Kano South, Senator Sumaila Abdulrahman-Kawu has emphasized that politicians should carnivore a important information of the work for the rampant misuse of hard drugs passim the nation.

This comes arsenic the measure for an enactment to found the National Institute for Drug Awareness and Rehabilitation, to coordinate and beforehand cause awareness, forestall substance maltreatment and facilitate the rehabilitation of cause users and related matters, successful 2024 passed a 2nd speechmaking astatine the Senate.

Speaking astatine the Plenary connected Tuesday, Kawu revealed that astir of the politicians are cause dealers, alleging that they enactment cause maltreatment successful their assorted constituencies.

He said, “Most of our governmental constituencies, astir of our houses erstwhile you spell there, you volition find retired determination is simply a upland of drugs. And determination are cause dealers successful our offices and successful our houses. I tin instrumentality you to immoderate of our governmental leaders who are successful truthful galore ways supporting oregon contributing to cause maltreatment successful Nigeria.

“Let america inquire ourselves during our campaign, what are we doing with the youths, How galore of america present tin curse with the Quran oregon the Bible, that they are not supporting drug-abuses successful their constituencies?”

He further stated that to execute the intent of the bill, each the leaders and politicians indispensable enactment unneurotic with applicable stakeholders to halt cause maltreatment successful Nigeria.

Kawu besides suggested that earlier contesting successful elections oregon accepting an appointment, politicians indispensable acquisition cause tests.