President Tinubu Signs North Central Development Commission Bill

President Bola Tinubu has signed the bill for the creation of the North-Central Development Commission (NCDC).

This was made public on Tuesday by the Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio, who announced the signing of the bill during plenary.

“Let me also inform our colleagues that Mr. President has also assented the North Central Development Commission Establishment Bill 2024 in order to bring development to the grassroots.

And for this, we congratulate the good people of the North-central region of Nigeria. And then we wish them more developments, particularly, peace as we forge ahead in the task of nation-building,” Akpabio said.

Recall the Nigerian Senate had earlier passed the North Central Development Commission (NCDC) bill.

Naija News reports the NCDC bill was passed into law on Thursday, July 4, 2024 by the upper legislative chamber after considering the report of its committee on special duties, presented by its chairman, Senator Kaka Shehu.

The bill was sponsored by the senator representing Benue South Senatorial District, Abba Moro, and co-sponsored by all the senators from the North Central region.

The bill had initially passed first reading on the 5th of October, 2023, and second reading on February 21, 2024.

The bill was first sponsored in the 9th Senate by Senator Moro, where it passed first and second readings but could not get presidential assent before the expiration of the 9th Senate.