Sanusi said this in the light of the rising cases of drug use among Nigerian youths.
The Emir, while speaking during a roundtable on drug abuse organised by the Senate, said his prescription was to discourage youths who use drugs with the hope of becoming public officers someday.
“I suggest that ministers, governors and traditional rulers should go for drug test because when youths understand that they cannot be governors, ministers or senators if they are drug addicts, they will be into their senses,” Sanusi said.
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“I am ready to submit myself for the drug test.
“The country is facing a great danger because the fight against drug abuse has to be taken seriously if we are to succeed.
“We are deceiving ourselves if we don’t believe that we are part of the problem.
“Today, it is better to be a drug baron on the payroll of a political leader than to be a legally recognised security man, which means we must clean our acts before trying to achieve anything.”