President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of former military governor of Borno and Lagos states, Brig. Gen Mohammed Buba Marwa (rtd), as the new chairman and chief executive officer of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA).
Marwa, whose appointment is with immediate effect, takes over from Mr. Mohammed Mustapha Abdallah, who was appointed NDLEA Chairman by President Buhari on January 11, 2016.
The new NDLEA boss, who is a member of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and staunch supporter of Buhari, had earlier served as Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse (PACEDA) between January 2018 and December 2020.
Marwa’s appointment was confirmed by spokesperson for the president, Mr. Garba Shehu.
“Yes it is true, the president has approved the appointment of General Marwa as the new NDLEA Chairman,” he said.
The retired one-star general, 67, had served as governor of Borno State, and then Lagos State during the military administrations of General Ibrahim Babangida, late Gen Sani Abacha and Gen Abdulsalami Abubakar.
Marwa was once military attaché, Nigerian Embassy, Washington DC, USA, and defence attaché, United Nations, New York, as well as former ambassador to South Africa and the Kingdoms of Lesotho and Swaziland.
He obtained a master’s degree in Public Administration from Harvard University and another master’s degree in International Affairs from the University of Pittsburg.
