Tinubu Reappoints Marwa As NDLEA Boss
President Bola Tinubu has renewed the appointment of Brigadier-General (rtd) Mohammed Buba Marwa as Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) for another five-year term.
Marwa’s tenure will now end in 2031.
Marwa, who hails from Adamawa State, was first appointed NDLEA Chairman in January 2021 by former President Muhammadu Buhari.
Before that, he served as Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse from 2018 to December 2020.
His reappointment was contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on November 14, 2025.
The statement said Marwa’s reappointment was a vote of confidence in his agency’s efforts in tackling the menace of drug trafficking.
“Your reappointment is a vote of confidence in your onerous efforts to rid our country of the menace of drug trafficking and drug abuse. I urge you not to relent in tracking the merchants of hard drugs, out to destroy our people, especially the young ones,” Tinubu said.
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