South East Development Commission bill passes second reading in Senate
A bill to establish Southeast Development Commission scaled second reading after intense debate mostly by lawmakers from the South-east zone.
Oduah in her lead debate posited that the development Commission would serve as a catalyst for the development of the commercial potential of the Southeast region. “A bill for an Act to establish the South East Development Commission in the Federal Republic of Nigeria to act as a catalyst to develop the commercial potential of the Southeast and other connected matters.”He said Igbo people of the Southeast are true Nigerians who could be found working hard in any part of the country.
Okorocha said that the establishment of the Commission will tackle infrastructural deficit and as well engage the youths in productive ventures in the region.Senators from other zones also aligned with the bill, stating that “as long as it was about development” , there was a need for the creation of the Commission.
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