NDLEA Chairman, Giade, retires, hands over to DG
(Nigeria) The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement
Agency, NDLEA, Ahmadu Giade, on Wednesday retired from service.
A statement by the agency’s spokesman, Mr Mitchel Ofoyeju in
Lagos, said Giade, who served two terms
of five years each, handed over the affairs of the NDLEA to the Director-
General, DG, 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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