SaharaReproters earlier reported that the spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Thursday announced the agency’s partnership with Naira Marley to campaign against usage and possession of illegal substances and hard drugs.
Nigerians on X, previously known as Twitter have berated the engagement of controversial singer and songwriter, Azeez Adeshina Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley as an ambassador to the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) to campaign against drug abuse in the country.
SaharaReproters earlier reported that the spokesperson for the NDLEA, Femi Babafemi in a statement on Thursday announced the agency’s partnership with Naira Marley to campaign against usage and possession of illegal substances and hard drugs.
In his statement, Babafemi said that Naira Marley was well received by the NDLEA Chairman/Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Brig. Gen. Mohamed Buba Marwa (retd.) when the artist paid a visit to the National Headquarters of the agency.
He added that the meeting was aimed at deliberating on effective strategies to combat the issue of illicit drugs in Nigeria.
Meanwhile, the musician is one of Nigeria’s musicians known for glamorising weed.
Naira Marley who visited with other members of his team such as Sam Larry, Dami Marshal and Chuddy Naira on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, tweeted that he smoked loud but didn’t do drugs.
“I smoke loud I don’t do drugs,” he wrote.
In another tweet, Marley said, “I really like smoking loud. I can quit whenever, I just don’t see a reason. It’s not harmful to me. It makes me stay happy and se jeje.”
Loud is a hybrid strain of marijuana. The name is used to describe this type of weed’s intense odour and strong taste.
He also released a song dedicated to marijuana titled ‘Marry Juana’.
In the song, Naira Marley expressed his love for marijuana, saying, “I just wanna marry Juana, please let me marry Juana, cannabis in the rizla, so high I can’t get higher.”
The news of Naira Marley’s appointment has become a subject of discourse among Nigerian Tweeps on X, with many of them, saying the artist is not qualified to be used for its campaign against drug abuse considering his lifestyle.
An X user, Babatunde Akin questioned the rationale behind the choice of Naira Marley by NDLEA management.
He said, “What kind of message are you people at NDLEA passing out to the youths??? This is so so Low I never expected this from our former Governor Military Administrator in Lagos Col. Buba Marwa seriously the Hunter and the Hunted dining together!”
Another user, Nwachi202 described Naira Marley’s appointment as an indication of how past criminals in the country are left unpunished while law enforcement agents concentrate on innocent people. The X user said, “Just like Nigeria politicians and EFCC the real criminals and yahoo yahoo na our politicians while efcc are catching innocent citizens naira Marly na real drug abuser.”
“Nigeria is the most useless country I have ever seen. I love Naira Marley, but making him this just shows how legal drugs is allowed here. Why? When your president was a drug dealer. My advice to every youth as me, do whatever you have to, money stops nonsense,” another user, Joe Angeluxs said.
According to Sen. Ben-10, the recent relationship between NDLEA and Naira Marley is hilarious and could be described as a comedy show. “Naira Marley dey advertise for NDLEA, looks like a skit to me,” the X user commented.
