Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency,NDLEA, retired Colonel Muhammad Abdallah, has appointed Jonah Achema as the new Spokesperson of the anti-narcotics Agency.

Achema, is to take over from Ofoyeju Mitchell who has been redeployed to the Edo Command.

Ofoyeju, the out-going spokesperson, said this in a statement.‎

Until his present appointment as Principal Staff Officer Public Affairs, Achema was the Assistant Commander Administration and Logistics at the Enugu State Command of the agency.‎ He attended University of Jos, in Plateau state.

He had his secondary education at Ife Community Secondary School, Abejukoloife, in Kogi state.

Ofoyeju, who has been Head of the Public Affairs Unit of the NDLEA since 2007, expressed appreciation to the management for giving him the opportunity to serve the country and also thanked members of the media for their support.

The posting is in line with established policy of appointments and transfers in the Agency and all handing and taking over documentations are to be completed on or before Aug. 7.

Achema on his Facebook page said he was humbled by his appointment. He also noted that the messages of goodwill that he had gotten had been phenomenal.