SAN FRANCISCO, December 13, (THEWILL) – The Senate has passed a bill for the Establishment of the South East Development Commission that would act as a catalyst for the development of the commercial potentials of the South-East as well as tackle infrastructural deficit and engage youths in productive ventures in the region.
The commission will also be saddled with the responsibilities of managing and administering funds received from the federation account for the purpose of reinvigorating and harnessing the commercial potentials as well as the overall socio- economic development of the geo- political zone.
The commission will also establish a developmental master plan that will give rise to massive infrastructural development, aimed at reconstructing and rehabilitating roads and bridges as well as addressing the devastating menace of erosion and other environmental and developmental challenges in the zone.
The commission will also help in the rehabilitation, reconstruction and reparation for Houses and Lost Businesses of Victims of the Civil War, as well as address any other Environmental or Developmental challenges.
The Commission, which shall have its head office in Enugu, Enugu State, would have offices in each state of the Commission which included Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States.
THEWILL recalls that the Bill for the establishment of the Commission was read the first time on Wednesday, 22nd June, 2016 and scaled the second reading in the Senate, 7th June, 2017.
The bill was sponsored by Senator Samuel Anyanwu, PDP, Imo East, co- sponsored by Stella Oduah, PDP, Anambra North and supported by other Senators from the South East zone.
The bill was however referred to the Senate Committee on Establishment and Public Matters to report back to the upper chamber in four weeks.
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