…as Deputy Speaker, Kalu hails president
By Gloria Ikibah
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Tuesday, signed into law, a Bill for an Act to establish South East Development Commission (SEDC). 
Naijablitznews recalls the Bill was introduced in the 8th Assembly and it was Killed under the watch of Speaker Yakubu Dogara.
The Bill, which was sponsored by the Deputy Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, was passed by the House in December 2023.
The Bill was subsequently concurred by the Upper Legislative Chamber in May 2024 and was transmitted to the President for ascent.
Reacting Tuesday night, the Deputy Speaker, Kalu, eulogised President Tinubu for signing the SEDC bill into law, thereby approving the creation of the commission.
The bill sought to establish a commission that will be charged with the responsibility to receive and manage fund from allocation of the federation account for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads, houses and other infrastructural damage suffered by the region as a result of the effect of the civil war after 54 years.
