South West Development Commission Establishment Bill passes third reading

Lekan Sowande, Abuja

The Nigerian Senate has passed for third reading, South West Development Commission Establishment Bill 2024.

The Passage of the bill on Thursday by the Senate during plenary, was a sequel to a report submitted to that effect by the Chairman, Senate Committee on Special Duties, Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan.

Senator Kaka in his presentation of the report for establishment of South West Development Commission, said the intents and purposes of the bill, are well structured for socio – economic development of South West.

“If the Commission is established through presidential assent to the bill, it will like other development – driven  commissions established on zonal basis , receives funds from the federation account, donations from development partners etc , to address infrastructural deficits and tackle ecological problems in the region”, he said .

The Senate accordingly moved into committee of the whole for clause by clause consideration of the bill after which it was read for the third time.

In his remarks after the passage of the bill, the Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Barau Jibrin who presided over the session, commended Senator Kaka led committee for a job well done.

According to him, the South West Development Commission like other ones , recently established, will address the infrastructural and ecological challenges in the South West.

“The essence of the various development commissions being set up is to fast track 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.”