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The Senate at plenary on Wednesday, passed the South East Development Commission (Establishment) Bill 2018.

PoliticsNGR learned that the proposed commission aims at enhancing the infrastructural development of the South East zone, which is grappling with huge ecological challenges.

The bill also seeks to act as a catalyst for the development of the commercial potentials of the zone.

The proposed legislation requires the concurrence of the House of Representatives to become a bill of the National Assembly, and the president’s assent to become a Law.

Sponsored by two southeast senators, Stella Oduah (PDP-Anambra) and Samuel Anyanwu (PDP-Imo), the bill was first read in the Senate on June 22, 2016.

Its passage in the Red Chamber followed the presentation of the report of the Committee on Establishment and Public Service by its former Chairman, Sen. Emmanuel Paulker (PDP-Bayelsa).

After Paulker’s presentation, the bill was considered clause by clause by the committee of the whole, and amendments made by the lawmakers before it was read for the third time and eventually passed.

Speaking, the Deputy President of the Senate, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, who presided at the sitting, commended his colleagues for a job well done.

“Every morning we pray that God should give us the grace to do only those things that will promote the peace and unity of this country.

“I believe that we have shown today that we are committed to the unity of this country, and it is this unity that will give us faith in this country.

“This faith will in turn help us to pursue peace and progress,” he said.

Addressing newsmen after plenary, members of the South East caucus of the Senate, led by Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe (PDP-Abia), thanked their colleagues and members of the committee for their efforts.

Abaribe, who spoke on behalf of the caucus, urged the President to sign the bill into law “as soon as we tidy it up and bring to him, in the interest of the unity and progress of Nigeria”.

“This will put to rest the long-drawn agitation in the South East, and the difficulties in the rehabilitation and reconciliation efforts that started at the end of the civil war.

“All things we see always will end up at the negotiating table, which is what we have done,” he said.
The lawmaker said he hoped the House of Representatives would give concurrence to the bill as it went in the Senate.

When established, the South East Development Commission would be the third zonal interventionist body in the country.

Currently, there is the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and the North East Development Commission established recently.

https://politicsngr.com/just-senate-passes-south-east-development-commission-bill/

At last God don butter our bread

Sponsored by two southeast senators, Stella Oduah (PDP-Anambra) and Samuel Anyanwu (PDP-Imo).




Nice development.

PMB means well for Nigeria let's us support him to get the Kind on country we all pray for. children of Hate's oya food is done

PMB means well for Nigeria let's us support him to get the Kind of country we all pray for. children of Hate's oya food is done

Where's the funding coming from, and what ball-park figure are we talking of here?

All these little tokenisms will get us nowhere!

The SE are really marginalized by past administration. I think the passage of this commission will bring about Developments in the SE and create jobs for the youths.

I rejoice with the SE and the promoters of this bill.

I just hope that the Igbos youths will applaud and commend the Senate and FG for this.

Nigeria shall be great again.

Mankos:
PMB means well for Nigeria let's us support him to get the Kind on country we all pray for. children of Hate's oya food is done

if he means well for this country then he should quickly assent the new electoral bill into law, start paying NLC their 30000/month and sign this SEDC bill

Buhari will never assent this... It's not for the north...

Mankos:
PMB means well for Nigeria let's us support him to get the Kind of country we all pray for. children of Hate's oya food is done

Was it Buhari that sponsored or passed the bill? It hasn't even gotten to him for signing and you are here already talking trash. The same person that submitted an appointment request excluding the SE and SS not long ago, is the one you are talking about o.

ME :PMB had done it again ;
ATIKU: YIMMU just wait till I resume power:www.nairaland.com/attachments/8296891_7914750atiku1dpjpeg4ea0130a4dd41318b061d733eff1e4aa_jpeg_jpeg55c0d877baadcfad4aa2e5066f1a098f

Welcome development

chiagozien:
After the wicked yorubas and hausafulanis fought against it.

U think the senate can sign it without them?

Looks good

The problems with developmental initiatives such Northeast and Southeast Development Commissions are

1. The initiators usually have no carefully researched and written plan on how use the commission as developmental vehicle. The target areas, the expectations, likely challenges and how tackle them. The result is "anyhow operation".

2. The organization, politics and economics of implementation of projects are usually abused by political leaders. The result is corruption.

The classic example is NDDC. Nothing to show for billions of naira spent since establishment by Obasanjo regime. Why the strategic East-West road has not been fixed remains a mystery.

For what...

This is the most meaningless bill passed in last 5 decades

The West Development Commission bill should be of higher priority as thats where they end up running to at the end of the day making the region crowded and demanding infrastructural development


They still wont stay put even if you develop the place as they averagely have an ideology of believing they can only make it in the West

Wow, that's great

The person above me is a pained ugly afonja

Welcome development

A step towards national reconciliation

Another bill that Buhari won't ascend to, except he wants to cause commotion, because we soon have Yoruba development Commission, even Ondo and Ekiti development Commission. All they want is how to milk Nigeria dry while crying marginalization.

developing biafra? No way.

Nice one

In the voice of the lord of lies, the Lai Mohammed, "this is mere tokenism", not intended to parliate or solve the developmental problems in the south-east but pretend to do so. Just like this people are pretending to be trying to push the cow into the car, which is impossible.

Nice one from the PDP senators...Bad belle people will fill up this place with hate speech now...That's how ATIKU will begin to deliver come next year after he wins.

I don't understand. To develop a zone u have to pass bill first.

Just release the funds let the development of various infrastructure start abeg. Which one is bill first as if developing SE is something that needs negotiation

Thank you Baba.
True igbos love you.

Only foolish troublemaking people with their hunch back leader are wailing Your Excellency

Indigbo:
Dem no born una well make una no pass am before .

mumu talk as usual

ALL for 2019 ? just to make kanu weak? and make some greedy se guys to start thinking of 2023