Imo to set up state Anti-Drug Abuse Committee

 

By Victor Nwachukwu

Imo Governor, Chief Emeka Ihedioha, has promised to set up Anti- Drug Abuse Committee in the state to tackle the incidence of illicit drug trafficking and drug abuse.

Ihedioha made the promise in Owerri on Wednesday at the commemoration of 2019 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Drug Trafficking organised by the Imo Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).

Ihedioha, who was represented by his Special Adviser on Security, Mr Raymond Ikemdirim, said his administration would partner the NDLEA and other security agencies in the fight against drug abuse.

“In partnership with the NDLEA, we will take the bull by the horn to tackle drug abuse by setting up the Imo Anti-drug Abuse Committe.

“This is to ensure that substance abuse is brought to the barest minimum,” the governor said.

Ihedioha said that the cardinal trust of his administration was the empowerment of youths and the…