The House of Representatives has reiterated its will to dismiss any bill proposed 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.
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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.”
Recall that popular Nigerian, Burna Boy, has lashed on the reason why marijuana is yet to be legalised in Nigeria. According to him, “it is hypocrisy, everybody does it, but no one wants to be the one that is seen talking about it.”
Meanwhile, Marwa solicited more funding for his agency to address drug traffickers and the different methods traffickers use to bring in drugs.
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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.
