By Muhammad Ibrahim, Sokoto
The Chairman Senate Committee on Defense and Deputy Chairman Senate Committee on Anti Corruption and other related matters Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko has been decorated with the award of honor as Wider Ambassador on war against drug abuse by the Sokoto state command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA.
The release by Senator’s media aide Bashar Abubakar further said the decoration was performed by the Commandant of the Agency Alh Adamu Muhammad Iro at the residence of the Senator, Gawon Nama Sokoto.
The Commandant while decorating senator Wamakko said this followed after immense contributions by the Senator as one of the major stakeholders in the country in fighting against drug abuse and trafficking.
Alh. Iro said the command cannot forget the contributions given by the Senator especially as he built a new edifice to them in Sokoto when he was a Governor of state.
The Commandant was accompanied during the visit to the Senator by the key officers of the command, said the agency had last week during it’s meeting awarded the Senator with the Honor which was held at the Sultan Muhammadu Maccido Institute for Qur’an and General Studies, Sokoto but, then the Senator was in Abuja representing his Constituents.
Responding, Senator Aliyu Magatakarda Wamakko applauded the effort of NDLEA in fighting against drug abuse day and night.
He expressed appreciation to the command by choosing him among many to be awarded with the Honor which he described as morale booster, adding that he will continue to do his best in assisting the command towards attainment of its set objectives.
