NDCMP 2026-2030 will strengthen Nigeria’s drug control efforts, says Marwa
By BASHIR ADEFAKA
Prof. Wakawa praised Marwa’s leadership, noting that the agency had surpassed many of the targets outlined in the 2021–2025 National Drug Control Master Plan.
The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the (NDLEA), Brigadier-General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd), has said the forthcoming National Drug Control Master Plan (NDCMP) 2026–2030 will reinforce Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to combat drug abuse and trafficking.
Marwa made this known on Thursday, February 26, 2026, at the agency’s national headquarters in Abuja while receiving the final summative evaluation report on the performance of the NDCMP 2021–2025.
He stated that the comprehensive groundwork being undertaken for the new master plan would ensure that its eventual implementation delivers significant gains for public health and national security.
The NDLEA boss commended the team of consultants led by Prof. Ibrahim Abdu Wakawa, Head of the Mental Health Department at the , for what he described as an excellent evaluation of the 2021–2025 master plan.
“I must commend your commitment, diligence and the excellent job you have done on the evaluation of the NDCMP 2021–2025. Your acknowledgement of the successes recorded by the agency in implementing the drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction pillars of the master plan is well appreciated,” Marwa said.
He added that the 2026–2030 master plan, once fully developed and implemented, would deliver even greater results under the Renewed Hope administration of President Bola Tinubu, to the benefit of Nigerians and the country at large.
Earlier, Prof. Wakawa praised Marwa’s leadership, noting that the agency had surpassed many of the targets outlined in the 2021–2025 National Drug Control Master Plan. He expressed confidence that the NDLEA would address identified gaps, particularly in drug demand reduction, during the implementation of the 2026–2030 framework.
Prof. Wakawa was accompanied by two other members of the evaluation team, Mrs. Ngozi Oguejiofor and Mrs. Ibiba Odili, both retired Assistant Commanders General of Narcotics (ACGN), who previously headed the NDCMP secretariat at different times within the agency.
