The Senate on Thursday passed for third reading, the South West Development Commission Establishment  Bill 2024 .

 

The Passage of the bill for third reading by the Senate during plenary, was sequel to a report submitted to that effect by the Chairman, Senate  committee on Special Duties , Senator Kaka Shehu Lawan .

 

Senator Kaka in his presentation of the report for  establishment of South West Development Commission, said the intents and purposes of the bill, are well structured for socio - economic development of South West .

 

The Senate accordingly moved into  committee of the whole for clause by clause consideration of the bill after which it was read for the third time.

 

In his remarks after the passage of the bill, the Deputy President of the Senate , Senator Barau Jibrin who presided over the session, commended Senator Kaka led committee for a job well done .

 

According to him, the South West Development Commission like other ones, recently established, will  address the infrastructural and ecological challenges in the South West .