Success of drüg wár; key to Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda – Governors’ wives Reveals

The Nigeria Governors’ Spouses Forum (NGSF) has declared that the success of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency’s (NDLEA) anti-drug efforts is vital to achieving President Bola Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

In a statement presented by Ogun State First Lady, Bamidele Abiodun, on behalf of the Forum’s Chairperson and Kwara First Lady, Olufolake Abdulrazaq, at the close of a training workshop in Abuja, the Forum emphasised that tackling drug abuse and trafficking is essential for national development and security.

The forum expressed concern over the alarming rate of drug abuse in the country, calling for urgent, coordinated action in collaboration with state governors to establish State Drug Control Committees (SDCCs) across all 36 states, so as to extend drug prevention programs to grassroots communities.

They also called on the Federal Government and governors to declare a state of emergency on drug abuse and trafficking, while commending the efforts of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

This was disclosed via a statement by the NDLEA’s Director, Media and Advocacy Femi Babafemi, on Wednesday, May 7.

The statement partly reads:

“The Nigeria Governors Spouses Forum (NGSF) has said that the success of the ongoing efforts by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against the menace of substance abuse and illicit drug trafficking will lead to the actualization of the renewed hope agenda of the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu administration.

“Recalling the importance that successfully tackling the drug scourge will remarkably ensure that the Renewed Hope Agenda of the President is achievable for holistic national development required to birth a Nigeria of our collective dreams, wives of state governors declared as part of their resolutions in a communique read by the first lady of Ogun state, Mrs. Bamidele Dapo Abiodun on behalf of the Chairperson of the Forum and first lady of Kwara state, Prof (Mrs.) Olufolake Abdulrasaq, at the end of a training workshop organized by the NDLEA in collaboration with the NGSF in Abuja on Tuesday 6th May 2025.

“The Forum expressed concern that Nigeria presently faces an alarming drug use situation, which has heavily pervaded every sphere and strata of communities and consequently endangering the wellbeing and security of individuals, families and communities within the country. It reiterates that states play critical roles as stakeholders in addressing national drug challenges by implementing localized strategies, fostering cross sector collaboration and aligning with internal frameworks, towards responding to community needs and contributing to coordinated national responses.” [CONTINUE READING HERE]>>>>>