The Senate has appealed to the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on the growing menace of drugs and narcotics abuse in the country.
These resolutions of the Senate followed its consideration of a motion titled: “Urgent need to address the menace of drug abuse in Nigeria” at plenary sponsored by Senator Babangida Uba Hussaini.
The lawmakers decried the unprecedented increase in number of abused substances readily available in the country, describing the situation as an emergency.
The red chamber also directed its committee on NAFDAC, Drugs and Narcotics to liaise with relevant federal government agencies to convoke a National Summit on the state of drugs and narcotics abuse in the country.
