US EditionNigeria: Tinubu Reappoints Buba Marwa As NDLEA Chairman
Brig.-Gen. Marwa’s leadership of the NDLEA is extended to 2031 after his role in arresting over 73,000 drug traffickers and seizing more than 15 million kilograms of drugs.
- On Friday, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu reappointed Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa as NDLEA chairman, with Special Adviser Bayo Onanuga saying Marwa will lead until 2031.
- The president urged persistence in tracking merchants of hard drugs, with Tinubu calling Marwa's reappointment a vote of confidence in protecting young people.
- During his tenure, Marwa oversaw arrests totalling over 73,000 drug mules and barons and seizures of more than 15 million kilogrammes, alongside nationwide anti-drug campaigns.
- Marwa was first appointed by former President Muhammadu Buhari in January 2021 and previously chaired the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse from 2018 to 2020.
- Commissioned in 1973, Marwa served as brigade major of the 23 Armoured Brigade, Aide-de-Camp to the Chief of Army Staff, academic registrar of the NDA, and holds two postgraduate degrees from University of Pittsburgh and Harvard University.
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The governor lauded the NDLEA chairperson for launching nationwide campaigns to combat drug abuse, strengthening cross-border cooperation, and transforming the NDLEA into a model of accountability and public service. The post Marwa’s reappointment as NDLEA chairperson, a vote for competence – Ogun gov appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Nigeria: Tinubu Reappoints Buba Marwa As NDLEA Chairman
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd) as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for another five-year term.
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Sahara ReportersTinubu reappoints Buba Marwa as NDLEA chairman for new five-year term
GistReel President Bola Tinubu has approved the reappointment of Brigadier-General Mohammed Buba Marwa (retd.) as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, extending his tenure until 2031. Tinubu extends Marwa’s NDLEA tenure to 2031 The decision was announced on Friday in a statement issued by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga. Marwa, who first assumed office in Janu…
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