The Kano State Commissioner for Local Governments, Alhaji Murtala Sule Garo, has called on the Chairmanship and Councillorship contestants in the forthcoming local government elections in the State to make themselves available for a drug test.
The commissioner made the call at a two-day workshop organized to create awareness on drug and substance abuse at the local government level.
The workshop was organized by the state government in collaboration with the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), Kano Command.
“I am calling on all Chairmanship and Councilorship contestants in the forthcoming local government elections to undergo drug tests with NDLEA to ensure that public office holders are not addicts.” He said.
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Garo said the workshop became necessary to curtail the menace of drug abuse in Kano, especially at the grassroots levels.
He added that soon, the state government will conduct drug tests on employees of Local Government Councils in the State.
The NDLEA Commander in Kano, Dr. Ibrahim Abdul while speaking, noted the side effects of drug abuse and said the sensitization was very timely.
The workshop was attended by senior officers of the 44 local government areas of Kano state.
