Bill to establish S/West Development Commission scales first reading in Senate

Sanni Onogu, AbujaA Bill to establish the South West Development Commission (SWDC) on Thursday scaled first reading in the Senate.The Bill titled: South West Development Commission (Est, etc) Bill, 2019 was sponsored by a former Governor of Ogun State and Senator representing Ogun Central, Ibikunle Amosun.It could be recalled that upon the establishment of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and North East Development Commission (NEDC), other geopolitical zones in the country have been clamouring that a similar intervention agency be created to take care of their needs.The South East Development Commission (SEDC) was on Wednesday (yesterday) reintroduced in the Senate by Senator Stella Oduah representing Anambra North.
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