Senator Kawu Sumaila has alleged that some of his colleagues allow the use of hard drugs in their homes and offices.
The Kano South legislator spoke during plenary on Tuesday while contributing to the debate on a Bill to establish the National Institute for Drug Awareness and Rehabilitation.
He said, “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.”
A member of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Sumaila also said he knows some senior politicians who support drug dealers in the illegal business.
“I can take you to some of the political leaders who are in so many ways contributing or supporting drug abusers in Nigeria. Therefore, Mr President, we need to be serious,” he said.
The lawmaker suggested that some lawmakers may actually be using hard drugs.
“If we are talking, we need to understand, we are all one here. We need to fight it from our own side. We need to be serious. Let us go to the test and see who and who are not,” he said.
He 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.
The senator also recommended conducting drug tests for politicians before they contest elections and assume political positions.
