President Bola Tinubu has officially signed into law the South-East and North-West Development Commission bills.
The South-East Development Commission bill was sponsored by Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu, who represents the Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State.
After passing through the Senate and House of Representatives, the bill was transmitted to the President in June for his assent.
With the signing of the bill into law, the Commission will now receive funding to execute various projects in the South-East geopolitical zone.
The allocated funds will be used to address environmental challenges such as erosion, as well as reconstruct and rehabilitate roads in Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, and Anambra states.
This move is expected to bring significant development and infrastructure improvements to the region.
In a statement issued by Levinus Nwabughiogu, his chief press secretary, Kalu expressed appreciation to the president for signing the bill into law.
The deputy speaker said the commission will “rehabilitate Igbo land” and foster unity among the people.
Tinubu also signed the north-west development commission bill into law.
Jibrin Barau, deputy senate president and sponsor of the bill, said the signing of the proposed legislation is a “testament” to Tinubu’s “commitment to addressing the challenges facing the north-west geopolitical zone and indeed all parts of the country”.
