Presidency Denies Rotimi Akeredolu Over Marijuana Cultivation

The move by Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, to establish a legal marijuana industry in the ‘sunshine’ state may have hit the rocks even before his very own eyes. This is just as findings by Igbere TV on Saturday showed that Akeredolu is not likely to find a willing ally in the Federal Government over his pursuit.
Despite the collaboration being received from the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the governor has been disowned by the Presidential Advisory Committee for the Elimination of Drug Abuse (PACEDA), an appendage of the Presidency.

PACEDA, in a statement made available to Igbere TV on Saturday, stated that no amount of money could be worth the lives of those that
would be affected should marijuana be legalised in the country, as being canvassed by Akeredolu and, by extension, the NDLEA. The warning came four days after Governor Akeredolu advised the Federal Government to encourage the cultivation of medicinal cannabis, also known as Indian hemp, in the country.

The statement was signed by the PACEDA Chair, Mohammed Buba Marwa. Marwa, a retired military top officer, noted that the timing was so inauspicious, considering that the government had been doing everything to eradicate drug abuse in the country.

“It is disturbing that at this time when about 10 million Nigerians are abusing cannabis, anyone or group will be considering or advocating for Nigeria to legalise the growing of marijuana for economic or whatever purposes.

“Our committee has spent the last six months going round the country to obtain firsthand information about the dangers of drug abuse and how to combat it and we have been faced with the stark reality of how deep the menace has damaged and still damaging lives, especially the youths.

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Ivan Jumbo

Hypocrites....These same people smoke weed in their closet.....
75% of Nigerians if not more use cannabis.... So why the pretence?
Legalize the thing @ once

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Lucky Blings

Our government are so daft not to understand cultivation of medicine weeds for exportation,this will be simply exported to generate income the governor didn’t legalize it for consumption it’s for business purpose

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Dandy McCarthy

When u have an old illiterate president. This the type of reply u get.

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Solomon Bakare

Nigeria wants to copy the legalization of marijuana as it's a trend in western world when we don't have any structure in place to address the effects of such legalization in place.
The risks outweigh the benefits.

Femi FlipSide Akinyosoye

And notherners are the highest consumers of marijuana

Ibosede Amos Ayomide

THIS IS TO TELL NIGERIAN THAT OUR LEADERS THEY DO THIS THINGS BUT ARREST EVERY persons THAT DOES IT WITH THEM

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Godson Rolly Ray

Story for the gods
U people think we don't know u have secrete farms where they cultivate them for una abi

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Evangelist Gilbert

That governor looks like an IBO smoker

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Jesse Osayande Vucinic Ehiagwina

People will abuse it? How exactly? Something grown in a controlled environment?

Wait, isn't it being abused already? Of course, we still have oil and it'll continue forever.