The wife of PDP Chieftain,Chief Bode George- Roli will be running the affairs of the
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) following the
retirement of
its Chairman, Ahmadu Giade, on Wednesday, November 25 2015.
A statement by the agency’s spokesman, Mr Mitchel Ofoyeju said Giade,
who served two terms of five years each, handed over the affairs of the
NDLEA to the Director- General (D-G) of the Agency, Mrs Roli
Bode-George.
According to the statement the former Chairman inspected a guard of honour after which he presented a new flag to the D-G.
”This is the first time in the Agency’s history that an outgoing
chairman will successfully serve for 10 years without blemish,” the
statement said.
The statement also quoted Giade saying that he was leaving the agency better than he met it 10 years ago.
”My greatest legacy is my zero tolerance for corruption.
”If we must continue to dislodge drug barons and eradicate drugs from
our society we must remain forthright and committed to drug control
programmes.
”I am also leaving behind a legacy of proactive and intelligence-led organisation.
”The Agency, under my watch has a representative at INTERPOL
headquarters and has successfully raised the international profile of
the country through unprecedented seizures of drugs and arrest of drug
barons,” Giade was quoted as saying.
Giade cited the removal of Nigeria from the list of major drug
transit countries by the U.S. and the cordial working relationship with
stakeholders as some of his other achievements.
“The removal of Nigeria from the majors list opened doors to a robust cooperation and partnership with stakeholders.
”NDLEA has witnessed unprecedented training programmes for officers
sponsored by U.S. Government, Germany, Spain, France and the European
Union.”
He urged the new boss to take officers welfare as a priority.
In her speech Bode-George said that the agency would continue to
enforce the rules of engagement and uphold the tenets of integrity.
”NDLEA will continue to be proactive and operate as an intelligence-led agency.
”The Agency will apply modern techniques and diligently implement the
National Drug Control Master Plan in collaboration with stakeholders,”
she said.
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