The Chairman/Chief Executive, National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Brig-Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (Retd), has said that the need for pre-marital drug test is a key factor to a stable marriage and home building.
Marwa said this on Saturday in Abuja at a conference organised by Coal to Diamond Support Network for young adults, a non governmental organisation.
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This is as Marwa’s wife, Hajia Munirat Marwa, who is the chief host of the event also emphasized the need for drug test before marriage, warning that drugs are destroying many marriages, families and communities.
While warning on the dire consequences of drug abuse, the NDLEA boss, represented by a Principal Staff Officer on Drug Demand Reduction in NDLEA, Shehu Dankolo
said, “Substance use has been known not only to destroy marriages but equally lead to health problems, morbidity, injuries, violence, and death.
“Most often, the physical, psychological and social consequences of drug use are very obvious and disturbing.”
According to him, “The mental, physical and spiritual quality of life of individuals has definite impact on a society’s future.”
He also said if would be couples choose to undergo HIV and genotype tests before marriage without any law compelling them, they should equally consider drug test as critical to their wellbeing and stability of their home.
In her remarks, Hajia Munirat Marwa urged youths preparing for wedding to take drug test as part of their preparations, adding that there is a difference between wedding and marriage.
She said, “The wedding as we all know it is a short time event while marriage is intended for a lifetime. As such, the conference has come at the right time when couples are putting more importance and emphasis on the wedding festivities rather than the marriage itself.”
Also at the conference, wife of former Vice President Namadi Sambo, Hajiya Amina Namadi Sambo; President of the group, that organised the conference, Bilkisu Mohammed and the keynote speaker, Alhaji Sa’id Takuma were unanimous on the need for proper counseling for would be couples to safeguard their marriages and future.
