Liberia News: “Liberia Has Lost the War against Illicit Drugs”

...Gd. Gedeh Lawmaker Asserts

Liberia-Grand Gedeh County Senator, Thomas Yaya Nimely has declared that Liberia has already lost its battle against illicit drugs.

According to the Senator, the situation has worsened since President Joseph Boakai’s “Rescue” government declared a war on drug abuse.

Sen. Nimely, a former leader of the MODEL rebel group who was also accused of arming and giving drugs to young Liberians during the country’s nearly 14 years of civil unrest now Senator, argued that despite government’s ambitious declaration, drug-related issues in Liberia have continued to escalate.

“You cannot make pronouncements that you are unable to fulfill,” Senator Nimely criticized the government’s inability to follow through on its commitment to tackle drug abuse.

In January, during his State of the Nation Address, President Boakai announced that illicit drugs posed a public health emergency. This declaration was accompanied by a public drug test involving the President and several government officials, as well as the formation of a presidential committee to combat drug abuse. Since the committee’s establishment, little progress has been made.

The former warlord also pointed out that the leadership’s instability at the Liberia Drug Enforcement Agency is a strong indication that the country is losing its fight against drug importers.

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