Between the 26th and 27th of September 2023, Savannah Centre for Diplomacy, Democracy and Development in collaboration with the Kano State House of Assembly (KSHA) under the CIPP project, had an expert desk-review session to analyse line-by-line the “Kano State Drugs and Substance Abuse Management Bill” for the purpose of re-presentation for debate and passage in the Assembly.
The review meeting provided an opportunity to factor in developing context on drug abuse in the State vis-a-vis strongly established or linked the menace of substance abuse and conflict dynamics at the community level in Kano State and by extension, the North West geo-political zone of Nigeria.
The meeting which was a follow-up to the Policy Advocacy Engagement visit to the leadership of the KSHA 2 weeks ago had in attendance the Kano State Commandant of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA); Special Adviser on Enlightenment and Social Mobilization to the Executive Governor of Kano State, as well as Senior Legislative Aids from KSHA, which included; the Directors of Administration, Director of Human Resources and Secretary to the Health Committee in the Kano State House of Assembly (KSHA).
