The Home of Representatives has known as on the Ministry of Schooling to companion with the Ministry of Well being to develop a obligatory drug take a look at for secondary college college students in Nigeria.
This name adopted the adoption of a movement ” Have to Introduce Obligatory Drug Check for Secondary College College students in Nigeria, by Rep. Moshood Oshun, APC-Lagos, at plenary in Abuja on Thursday.
Whereas presenting the movement, Oshun acknowledged the adolescent age remained a essential interval in human growth, stressing people at this age had been normally influenced by elements equivalent to experimental curiosity, peer strain, poor socio-economic circumstances at dwelling and the necessity for further power for every day actions.
He mentioned youths are essential stakeholders in fostering socio-economic growth within the nation, including that their vulnerability to societal vices necessitates strategic authorities intervention.
This, in response to him, he mentioned was to safe their well-being and improve their contributions to nationwide growth.
He expressed concern over substance abuse by younger individuals, which he mentioned was quick changing into a world public well being concern.
“In keeping with research, there’s a notable prevalence of drug and substance abuse throughout secondary faculties in Nigeria, one in each 4 college students aged between 15-19 years
abused substances,” he mentioned.
Adopting the movement, the Home charged the Nationwide Orientation Company and the Nationwide Drug Legislation Enforcement Company, NDLEA, to redouble consciousness campaigns on substance abuse amongst secondary college college students nationwide.
The Home additionally mandated its Committees on Fundamental Schooling and Companies and Healthcare Companies to make sure compliance and report again inside 4 weeks for additional legislative motion.
