President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa’s (rtd) appointment as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for another five years, a move hailed as a vote of confidence in his leadership and the agency’s successes.
According to a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Marwa, first appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2021, has led major nationwide efforts against drug trafficking and abuse.
His tenure has seen the arrest of over 73,000 drug mules and barons and the seizure of more than 15 million kilogrammes of hard drugs, while launching extensive public campaigns to curb drug abuse.
President Tinubu lauded Marwa’s work, saying, “Your reappointment is a vote of confidence in your onerous efforts to rid our country of the menace of drug trafficking and drug abuse. I urge you not to relent in tracking the merchants of hard drugs, out to destroy our people, especially the young ones.”
A former military governor of Lagos and Borno States, Marwa brings decades of experience, including roles as ADC to the Chief of Army Staff, Defence Adviser to Nigeria at the UN, and academic registrar at the Nigerian Defence Academy. He also holds postgraduate degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and Harvard University.
Onanuga, further noted that the reappointment is part of the administration’s commitment to strengthening the fight against drug abuse in Nigeria.
