Nigerian Lawmakers Use Hard Drugs and Support Dealers – Senator Kawu

Kawu Sumaila, Kano South Senator of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has accused his colleagues of consuming hard drugs in their homes and offices, including supporting drug dealers in its trading.

Senator Sumaila made the allegation during a plenary session on Tuesday while contributing to the Bill to establish the National Institute for Drug Awareness and Rehabilitation.

The Bill, sponsored by Senator Rufa’i Hanga (NNPP, Kano Central), passed for a second reading after debates on its general principles.

Senator Sumaila, however, said he knows some senior colleagues who support drug dealers in the illegal distribution of hard substances, citing its usage during the election period.

As I am speaking now, most of our offices in our constituencies, most of our political offices in our constituencies, most of our houses, when you go there, you will find out that there is a mountain of drugs and there are drug dealers in our offices and in our houses. All in our houses, he stated.

I can take you to some of the political leaders who are, in many ways, contributing to or supporting drug abusers in Nigeria, he added.

Sumaila further dared his colleagues to swear with the Qur’an or the Bible that they don’t encourage drug abuse, especially during campaigns.

Let us ask ourselves during our campaign, what are we doing with the so-called youth? How many of us can swear with Qur’an or Bible that, in any way, they are not supporting drug abusers in their constituency?

I am happy if all of us can swear with Holy Qur’an that they are not in any way in support of drug abusers or encouraging the youths in their constituency to take drugs because they are political, he added.

Meanwhile, the Senator did not mention any politicians’ names in particular. He, however, suggested and encouraged a drug test before contesting elections.

In response to Senator Sumaila, the Deputy Senate President, Barau Jibrin, who presided over the plenary, ruled him out of order, saying the comment was not relevant to the debate on the bill.

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