The Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), has said the forthcoming National Drug Control Master Plan (NDCMP) 2026–2030 would significantly strengthen Nigeria’s ongoing efforts to combat drug abuse and trafficking.
Marwa stated this 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 noted that the extensive and holistic preparations underway for the new master plan would ensure far-reaching impact on public health and national security once fully implemented.
He commended the team of consultants led by Prof. Ibrahim Abdu Wakawa, Head of the Mental Health Department at the University of Maiduguri, for their thorough 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,” Marwa said.
“Your acknowledgement of the successes recorded by the agency in implementing both the drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction pillars of the master plan is well appreciated. I want it on record that by the time the NDCMP 2026–2030 is fully ready and implemented, we will achieve much more under the renewed hope administration of President Bola Tinubu, to the benefit of Nigerians and the country as a whole.”
Earlier in his remarks, Prof. Wakawa praised Marwa’s leadership, noting that the agency had surpassed many of the expectations outlined in the 2021–2025 master plan.
He expressed confidence that identified gaps, particularly in the area of drug demand reduction, would be addressed during the implementation of the 2026–2030 framework.
Wakawa was accompanied by two members of his 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.
