South East Development Commission Bill Passes Third Reading In Senate

Senate passes South-east Development Commission bill
The commission will among other things receive and manage funds from the allocation of the federation account for the construction and rehabilitation of roads, houses and other infrastructural damages suffered by the region as a result of the civil war.

The Senate on Thursday passed a bill seeking to establish the South-east Development Commission (SEDC).

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, announced the passage of the bill during plenary after it was read for the third time and supported by the majority of the senators.

It will be transmitted to President Bola Tinubu for assent before it becomes an Act of parliament. The House of Representatives passed the bill in December 2023.

The bill seeks to establish the commission to manage infrastructural development such as the construction and rehabilitation of roads, houses and other infrastructural damages in the South-eastern