The House of Representatives says it will not support any
bill to legalise marijuana in Nigeria.
This was made known by the Chairman of the House Committee
on Narcotics, Francis Agbo, when the Chairman of the National Drug Law
Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Buba Marwa appeared before the committee for budget
defence.
Agbo said the committee is considering an amendment to the
NDLEA bill to ensure adequate funding for the agency.
He disclosed that the 9th Assembly will not support any bill to legalise marijuana in Nigeria, and called for tougher sanctions against drug peddlers.
“We are not supporting the so-called legitimization of
Cannabis. This committee is not fronting for that bill, is not proposing that
bill because we know very clearly that Nigeria is a heavy user of Cannabis,” he
said.
He added that “So if there is so much madness, killings and
so on in the country now, if we legitimize Cannabis, the madness would
quadruple.”
Marwa solicited more funding for his agency to address drug
traffickers. Noting that traffickers are using boats to bring in drugs.
He added that the Ministry of Finance is yet to make
provision for payment of salaries of 5,000 recruits in the 2022 proposed
budget.
The committee, therefore, assured Mr Marwa that the NDLEA
bill will provide adequate funding for the agency.
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