By Gloria Ikibah
The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has applauded President Bola Tinubu, for signing the North West Development Commission Bill into law.
Naijablitznews.com reports that President Tinubu on Tuesday signed the North West Development Commission (NWDC) and the South East Development Commission (SEDC) Bills into law after their passage and subsequent transmission by the National Assembly.
The Speaker, in a press statement through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Musa Abdullahi Krishi, said the President has demonstrated uttermost patriotism by his action.
Speaker Abbas acknowledged that President Tinubu has taken all steps to make Nigeria better, and noted that the commission would not only bring development closer to the people of the North West geopolitical zone but would also address some of the challenges faced by the people, especially unemployment.
He congratulated the people of the North West and Nigerians as a whole for this historic development.
Speaker Abbas Tajudeen had in the 9th Assembly sponsored the North West Development Commission Bill. But it did not get presidential assent at the time.