Senate passes Bill for South West Development Commission

On Thursday, the Senate approved a bill to establish the South West Development Commission in plenary.

The measure was passed after the Chairman of the Committee on Special Duties, Sen. Kaka Shehu (APC-Borno), submitted the committee’s findings.

In his presentation, Mr Shehu stated that the measure was intended to foster socioeconomic growth in the South West.

“If the Commission is formed by presidential approval to the law, it will be similar to other development-driven commissions established on a zonal basis.

“It will receive funds from the federation account, donations from development partners, among others, to address infrastructural deficits and tackle ecological problems in the region, “he stated .
Following Mr. Shehu’s presentation, the Senate resolved into a committee of the whole to study the bill section by clause, after which it was read for the third time.

Sen. Barau Jibrin (APC-Kano), Deputy President of the Senate, who presided over plenary after the measure was passed, praised Sen. Kaka’s committee for its work.

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According to Barau, the South West Development Commission, like other recently founded organizations, will address the South West’s infrastructure and environmental concerns.

“The purpose of the many development commissions being established is to accelerate the development of the entire country.

“President Bola Tinubu has assented to similar bills passed for zonal development – driven interventions and will surely assent to this one,” he told journalists.