- The Senate has passed the southeast development commission bill after it was first passed in the House of Representatives
- Benjamin Kanu, the deputy speaker, who chaired the house committee of the whole, unanimously passed the bill and sent it to the Senate for concurrence
- Speaking with Legit.ng on the bill, Richard Ngene, a chieftain of the APC in Enugu, listed three major advantages of the bill for the regions
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FCT, Abuja – The Senate passed the bill that sought to establish the South East Development Commission on Thursday, February 22.