The Nigerian Senate, which recently reintroduced the South East Development Commission Bill,
has debated, passed and submitted it to the House of Representatives for
concurrence. SEDC passed its second reading at the House of Representatives
Thursday.
The bill’s title: “A Bill for an Act to Establish the South-East Development
Commission to Serve as a Catalyst to Develop the Commercial Potential of the
South-East, Receive and Manage Funds from Allocation of the Federation for the
Rehabilitation, Reconstruction, Reparation for Houses and Lost Business of
Victims of the Civil War and Address any Other Environmental or Developmental
Challenges, and for Related Matters (HB.1626)”.
The bill was killed by the House in June 2017 for reasons bordering on “timing”.
It is similar to the Niger Delta Development
Commission (NDDC) and the most recent North East Development Commission (NEDC)
whose board President Muhammadu Buhari has just constituted. The federal government
has also provided funds for the take-off of the NEDC.
