Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (PBAT) has signed into law, a bill establishing the North Central Development Commission (NCDC). The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio announced the president’s assent on Tuesday, 4th February, 2024, during plenary.
The NCDC bill was sponsored by Sen Abba Moro, Benue South (PDP) and Senate Minority Leader, alongside other lawmakers from the north central. Originally introduced in the 9th Senate but failed to secure presidential assent, the reintroduced bill had passed its first and second readings in the Senate in 2023 and early 2024.
It is understood that the law establishing the commission seeks to strengthen the economy and infrastructural development of the north central geopolitical zone.
Sen Akpabio, on behalf of the Senate “congratulate, the good people of the North-Central region of Nigeria, and we wish them more development and particularly peace, as we forge ahead in the task of nation-building.”
Consequently, the Senate has conducted a minor reshuffle, appointing Senator Titus Zam and Senator Isa Jibrin as Chairman and Deputy Chairman Senate Committee on the North Central Development Commission.
