Mahama urges chiefs and youth groups to help root out drug suppliers in communities
President John Dramani Mahama has called on traditional rulers across the country to take an active role in the fight against drug abuse, urging them to work alongside the Ghana Police Service and youth organisations to identify and expose those supplying tramadol and other illicit substances within their communities.
The President made the appeal during a courtesy call by the Northern Regional House of Chiefs at the Jubilee House, where he described the growing abuse of narcotic drugs as a national crisis demanding urgent and collective action.
While expressing empathy for those caught in the grip of substance abuse, President Mahama made clear that the focus of the fight must shift toward dismantling the supply networks that keep illicit drugs flowing into communities.
“The growing drug abuse crisis among the youth requires urgent national attention. The abuse of tramadol and other narcotics is destroying lives, destabilising families, and undermining community security,” he said, adding that suppliers operate within the very communities they harm, taking delivery of bulk consignments and selling to young people.
He called on chiefs to establish task forces in collaboration with youth groups and the police to identify and report those behind the trade.
“We must identify these people and root them out so that we can stop the supply of these drugs within our traditional areas,” the President stressed, describing traditional leaders as essential partners in the effort to protect communities from the devastating consequences of the drug trade.
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