Senator Remi Tinubu challenges men to take care of their families to avoid drug abuse

Senator Remi Tinubu has called on Nigerian men to be more responsible in caring for their families as not showing responsibility could be a major factor causing drug abuse  in the nation.

The legislator who represents Lagos central senatorial district gave the advice on Tuesday, during a plenary session of the upper legislative chamber, while the house deliberated on a bill on drug abuse in Nigeria.

Senator Remi, who is also wife of APC chieftain, Bola Ahmed Tinubu representing wife of APC chieftain, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, advised the creation of drug rehabilitation centres to enable individuals, particularly children with drug troubles to promptly check themselves.

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She said, “Nigerian men need to do a lot in taking care of their wives and showing care. Who is supposed to take care of the family? If she is not happy, if she is not being emotionally cared for, she would resort to whatever is available and I think Nigerian men have a lot to do in that respect.

“We know that children are good at resorting to a lot of vices. So, for me when it comes to prayers I want to make a suggestion about drug rehabilitation centre.

“I have always advocated and I believe across Nigeria we should have drug rehabilitation centres so that children can quickly check themselves in.

“This is something that is not available so that some children might just stop and decide that ‘I’m tired of this life, how do I get help’. Help should be accessible to them.”

The bill was sponsored by Borno central senatorial district representative, Senator Baba Kaka Bashir, alongwith 40 other lawmakers.

Senator Bashir disclosed that the northern part of the country is face with the drug abuse problem with “more than three million bottles of codeine syrup” consumed daily, which have caused avoidable deaths to mostly “many upper and middle class families”.

Senators called on relevant agencies such as the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) to employ effective measures to tackle the problem.