The Nation Newspaper NDLEA, ALGON partner on drug war, to set up WADA committees at LGs, communities
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency and the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria have agreed to work together to curb the menace of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking in communities across the country.
This is more so because the drug scourge is in virtually all our communities; no community across the country is spared and as such, we need your partnership to cascade all our efforts in terms of drug demand reduction and even the supply reduction, down to the remote communities. He encouraged the ALGON leaders to mobilise their members nationwide to set up local government drug control committees and War Against Drug Abuse, WADA, committees comprising traditional rulers, community gatekeepers, opinion and religious leaders as well as market and women groups, among others at the community level.
He added that the Agency has mass produced quality test kits easy to use at home, offices and others with the aim of early detection and providing treatment for those who test positive.
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