The Lagos command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has appointed the State Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya popularly known as MC Oluomo as their Ambassador of War Against Drug Abuse in the State (WADA).
The NDLEA led by the Lagos State Commander, Calys Alumona, visited the NURTW boss to sensitize his people to desist from drugs and other harmful substance.
The team used the opportunity to enlighten the transport union members of the negative effects of hard drugs and how harmful it can be to their bodies and brains.
Commander Alumona noted that apart from the enlightenment of the NURTW members, they were also there to appoint the Lagos State chairman of the union as an Ambassador on War Against Drug Abuse (WADA).
He disclosed that they have carefully monitored the life of the Union chairman and they were surprised to discover that he is a man that doesn’t smoke nor drink alcohol.
The NDLEA Commander said his team and colleagues were surprised that despite all they have heard about MC Oluomo, from those that apparently don’t like him, he is a decent man that does not indulge in substance abuse nor encourage the use.
Commander Alumona urged the union members to emulate their chairman by being decent and desist from taking harmful substance and other dangerous drugs.
The highlight of the visit was the presentation of Ambassadorial plague to the union chairman by the NDLEA Lagos State Commander.
MC Oluomo who received the appointment with gladness promised to continue in efforts towards reducing drug abuse amongst his members.
He appreciated the team and the NDLEA leadership for their good job towards reducing the usage of harmful substance in our society.
The NURTW leader noted that since his inception as the Lagos State chairman of NURTW, he had done several seminars and programmes towards transforming and improving the behaviours of the union members.
He equally said people around him can testify that he doesn’t smoke nor drink. Infact, he doesn’t encourage anyone smoking to come close to him because he gets irritated with the smell.
As the Lagos chairman, he promised the NDLEA team of his continued efforts towards ensuring the eradication and drastic reduction in the use of drugs amongst his members. He equally said measures are already in place to discipline any member caught misbehaving or projecting the union in negative light due to substance abuse.
MC Oluomo noted that the ambassadorial appointment will further spur him to do more towards reducing the usage of substance amongst his members and Lagos State at large.
