Waziri spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria on Friday after her inauguration as a member of the National Honours Award Committee.
The team will screen and select eminent citizens and friends of Nigeria who have contributed to the development of the country.She said the inclusion of drug tests would be in line with the war against drug abuse launched by President Muhammadu Buhari on June 26. “I will be calling for the use of drug integrity test as part of the screening process for those to be considered for the honours award.
“That way, we will be extending deterrence frontiers of the drug war because it has to cover all age brackets and social strata,” Waziri added. The committee inaugurated by the Minister of Special Duties, George Akume, is chaired by retired Justice Sidi Muhammad, the Emir of Lafia.Others are Chief Inikio Dede ; Prof. Lazarus Ekwueme , Mr Yemisi Shyllon .
Which ones specifically?
They really need a drug test, because of the kind of uncultured characters they award national honours
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