NDLEA proposes mandatory drug-test for driver’s licence applicants

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) is proposing mandatory cause integrity tests for drivers seeking licences.

The News Agency of Nigeria NAN) reports that the trial is portion of efforts to curb the rising cases of drug-influenced roadworthy crashes crossed the country.

The NDLEA Chairman, retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa disclosed this successful a goodwill connection astatine the National Summit of the Special Marshals of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) connected Wednesday successful Abuja.

Marwa, who was represented by Deputy Commandant General of Narcotics (DCGN) Mr. Umoru Ambrose, described the FRSC and NDLEA arsenic “partners successful progress.”

He emphasised that portion the Corps was connected the roads to forestall accidents and assistance victims, the NDLEA focused connected addressing the underlying causes of crashes, information problems and wellness challenges.

“From probe implicit the years, we person recovered retired that cause maltreatment plays a precise important relation successful the accidents connected astir of our highways.

“It is successful that respect that NDLEA has been collaborating with the FRSC,” helium said.

Marwa revealed that some agencies were moving connected a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that was nearing completion and would payment the nationalist erstwhile unveiled.

According to him, the NDLEA has done its part, and the bureau is waiting for the FRSC to besides finalise theirs.

“One of the cardinal impacts of the MoU is the contented of cause integrity tests.

“The bureau is already propagating cause tests successful respective organisations, certainly, extending the measurement to the transport assemblage is indispensable fixed FRSC’s relation successful ensuring information connected our highways.

“That is wherefore we are advocating that drivers should acquisition cause tests adjacent earlier they use for their licences.

“NDLEA has already trained professionals who are going to bid FRSC officials truthful that they tin behaviour on-the-spot cause tests for drivers,” helium revealed.

Marwa added that the inaugural would service arsenic a deterrent to commercialized drivers who whitethorn indulge successful intoxicant and different psychoactive substances connected the highways.

The NDLEA brag further said that the planned collaboration would alteration FRSC and NDLEA operatives to measure some drivers and passengers during associated road operations.

“In fact, we don’t similar commercialized drivers connected our roads indulging successful drugs oregon alcohol.

“With this measure, FRSC and NDLEA connected the highways volition beryllium capable to measure drivers and behaviour spot cause tests.

“Once it is ready, the NDLEA volition bring it to the roadworthy for implementation,” helium assured.

Marwa thanked the organisers for inviting the bureau to the summit, describing it arsenic a level that reinforces collaboration betwixt institutions moving to safeguard lives.

In her opening remarks, Deputy Corps Marshal (DCM) Pauline Olaye described the National Summit of Special Marshals arsenic a historical accidental to bespeak connected past achievements, face contiguous challenges, and illustration caller strategies to amended roadworthy information connected Nigerian roads.

Olaye commended the committedness and sacrifices of peculiar marshals successful advancing the mandate of FRSC.

She added that peculiar marshal inaugural had, implicit the years, go 1 of the astir enduring platforms for national information successful roadworthy information absorption and advocacy.

“Their sacrifice, passionateness and dedication arsenic volunteers proceed to complement the statutory mandate of the FRSC, and for this, we stay grateful,” she said.

Olaye said that the taxable of the 2025 summit, “Special Marshals’ Strategic Role successful Road Safety Administration”, was timely and inspiring.

The lawman corps marshal said it aligned the enactment of the corps and its volunteers with emerging realities successful administration, technology, and nationalist engagement.

She hailed the volunteerism of peculiar marshals crossed the country, stressing that erstwhile driven by passionateness and patriotism, it had the powerfulness to permission a lasting people connected society.  

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