{"id":64716,"date":"2025-04-24T10:52:39","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=64716"},"modified":"2025-04-24T10:52:39","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T10:52:39","slug":"test-leaders-too-nans-tells-ndlea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2025\/04\/24\/test-leaders-too-nans-tells-ndlea\/","title":{"rendered":"Test Leaders Too, NANS Tells NDLEA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Adenike Lawal<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The National Association of Nigerian Students has called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to expand its proposed drug testing initiative to include political leaders and public office seekers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In a statement issued by the association\u2019s Vice President of Inter-Campus and Gender Affairs, Akinbodunse Felicia, NANS insisted that if drug tests will be mandatory for youth corps members and intending couples, the same standard must apply to Nigeria\u2019s leaders.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe commend the NDLEA for tackling drug abuse early, but this cannot be a youth-only affair,\u201d she said. \u201cOur leaders must also be screened. They shape our laws, control public funds, and represent our country. They must meet the highest standards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The call follows recent remarks by NDLEA Chairman Brigadier General Buba Marwa, who proposed drug testing as a preventive measure for young Nigerians during a visit by the Director General of the National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While the policy is still under consultation, NANS is urging that it be backed by legislation to ensure fairness and build a culture of integrity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The student body said expanding the testing policy would reflect a genuine commitment to accountability and send a clear message that no one is above the law.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSelective enforcement will only erode public trust,\u201d Akinbodunse said. \u201cTrue reform begins at the top. A drug-free society must be led by drug-free leaders.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Adenike Lawal &nbsp; The National Association of Nigerian Students has called on the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency to expand its proposed drug testing initiative to include political leaders and public office seekers. &nbsp; In a statement issued by the association\u2019s Vice President of Inter-Campus and Gender Affairs, Akinbodunse Felicia, NANS insisted that if [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":64717,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[183],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=64716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":64718,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64716\/revisions\/64718"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/64717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=64716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=64716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=64716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}