Nigerian Lawmaker Pass Bills Establishing Development Commissions

The House of Representatives has passed two bills to establish the North-Central and North-West development commissions.<br />The commissions are charged with the responsibility to receive and manage funds allocated from the federation accounts.<br />The funds will be directed towards the reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads, houses and other infrastructural in the regions.<br />The commissions have become imperative, according to the lawmakers, due to the ecological and security challenges in the affected regions.<br />It is also hoped that the commissions will help to reduce poverty in the regions.<br />This comes after two related bills to establish development commissions in the South-West and South-East were passed in the green chamber.