NDCMP 2026–2030 to Deepen Drug War Gains, Bolster Public Health, Security – Marwa

Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (rtd), has declared that the National Drug Control Master Plan (NDCMP) 2026–2030 will significantly strengthen Nigeria’s ongoing drug control efforts.

Marwa made the assertion on Thursday, 26 February 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 rigorous and comprehensive preparations underway for the next master plan would ensure that, once implemented, it delivers far-reaching benefits for public health and national security.

He commended the team of consultants led by Prof. Ibrahim Abdu Wakawa, Head of the Mental Health Department, University of Maiduguri, for what he described as an outstanding evaluation of the implementation of the NDCMP 2021–2025.

According to the NDLEA boss, “I must commend your commitment, diligence and the excellent job you have done on the evaluation of the NDCMP 2021–2025. Your acknowledgement of the successes recorded by the agency in the course of implementing the drug supply reduction and drug demand reduction pillars of the master plan is equally well appreciated. I want it on record that by the time the NDCMP 2026–2030 is fully ready and implemented, we’ll achieve much more under the renewed hope administration of President Bola Tinubu to the benefits of Nigerians and the country as a whole.”

Speaking earlier, Prof. Wakawa applauded Marwa’s leadership, which he said enabled the agency to surpass most of the expectations outlined in the 2021–2025 National Drug Control Master Plan. He expressed confidence that the agency would address identified gaps—particularly in the area of drug demand reduction—during the implementation of the 2026–2030 master plan.

Prof. 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 at different times headed the NDCMP secretariat of the agency.