Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf has forwarded a Substance Abuse Prohibition Bill, 2026, to the State House of Assembly for consideration and passage, as part of efforts to tackle substance abuse in the state.
The Speaker, Jibril Ismail-Falgore, who read the governor’s letter during a special plenary sitting on Thursday, said the bill sought to prohibit the abuse, unauthorised sale, distribution and dealing in substances for intoxication.
The governor also proposed the establishment of a special mobile court to try offenders under the proposed law.
In the letter, Yusuf said the bill was necessary to provide a comprehensive legislative framework for the effective prosecution of offences relating to substance abuse and illicit trafficking in the state.
He said it would also address potential legal and procedural challenges that could lead to unnecessary litigation and undermine the work of the Kano State Multi-Agency Taskforce on Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.
“I forward the bill to the House for consideration and passage into law,” the governor said in the letter.
The speaker subsequently referred the bill to the House Committee on Rules and Business.
In a related development, the Assembly also referred two amendment bills forwarded by the governor to the committee for further legislative consideration.
They are the Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso College of Advanced and Remedial Studies Law 2024 and the Kano State Health Trust Fund Amendment Bill 2017.
