The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, on Thursday, said it would continue to place priority on the welfare of its officers and men within available resources.
The agency was responding to reports of complaints by some staff members over the last promotion.
A statement issued on Thursday by the agency’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Femi Babafemi, said 75 per cent of the workforce was promoted at once in June 2021, being the highest in any single exercise since the establishment of the NDLEA more than three decades ago.
Babafemi stated, “It is an established norm that promotions are not only based on qualifications, but also on vacancies. No law enforcement organisation can elevate all its staff members at a go considering such criteria as rank structure that is based on vacancies; only a specific number can be promoted to some vacant positions even if all are qualified, and that’s why there can only be one state commander in a state command.
“At the highest level in the agency, where we have nine Deputy Commanders General of Narcotics and 25 Assistant Commanders General of Narcotics, these positions were not only spread along geo-political zonal considerations, but religious balance.”
He explained that at the due time, everyone deserving of promotion and other benefits would be considered based on available vacancies and resources.
“This is in addition to other incentives such as provision of barracks for officers and men; life and injury insurance cover as well as working tools for drug demand control and drug supply reduction activities, all made possible by the current leadership of the agency.”
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