The National Assembly Thursday stepped up the war against drug abuse and trafficking by seeking for inclusion of parents in it.
Call for parents’ inclusion in the war by the National Assembly came from its joint committee on Drugs and Narcotics during a one-day sensitisation programme organised in collaboration with the National Association of Nigerian Drugs Monitoring (NANDRUM).
In his speech at the event themed: ” Parents Inclusion in the Fight Against Drug Abuse and Reckless Behaviours”, President of the Senate and Chairman of the National Assembly, Godswill Akpabio, said involvement of parents in the fight was very necessary and critical.
Akpabio, who was represented by the Deputy Leader of the Senate, Lola Ashiru, said the epidemic of drug abuse and trafficking should be tackled right from the home fronts led by parents.
“Getting parents involved in the fight against drug abuse is taking the battle to the basis and tackling the menace right from the home front since those indulging in it come from different homes before hitting the streets as drug addicts or traffickers.
“The theme of today’s sensitization programme on the dangers of drug abuse, is very apt and very necessary for effective fight against the menace of drug abuse.
“The fight against drug abuse is indeed, a fight for our posterity requiring parents to be on the front lines being the guiding force in their children’s lives.”
In his remarks on behalf of chairmen Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Drugs and Narcotics, Mallam Isa Garba said the sensitisation programme was collaboratively organised to step up the fight against drug abuse.