Anthony Iwuoma
The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has lampooned the proposed drug integrity tests as part of screening requirements for seeking elective offices in the 2023 general elections.
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has proposed that political parties should carry out drug tests on all aspirants seeking to contest political offices on their platforms in the 2023 general elections.
However, kicking against the proposal, the IPAC national chairman, Yabayi Sani,
said in a statement the proposal was outrageous, outlandish, preposterous, despicable and a deliberate attack on the sensibilities of lovers of democracy in the country.
“The awkward proposal portrays politicians as drug addicts who must be certified fit to run for various elective offices by the agency. It is reprehensible and unacceptable,” Sani said.
The IPAC chairman urged the NDLEA to stop rubbishing the reputation of politicians, including highly patriotic aspirants for the presidency.
