Nigeria - 2017 - Democracy and Governance

North-East Development Commission (Establishment) Act, 2017 Explanatory Memorandum

Local Government and Community Affairs, Nigeria

This Act establishes the North-East Development Commission charged with the responsibility of, among other things, receiving and managing funds allocated by the Federal Government and international donors for the resettlement, rehabilitation, integration and reconstruction of roads, houses and business premises of victims of insurgency as well as tackling the menace of poverty, illiteracy, ecological problems and any other related environmental or development challenges in the North-East States.

Process Flow

National Assembly ⬤

Office of the President ⬤

Contacts

Approver

Ahmad Lawan

Senate President

National Assembly

Approver

Muhammadu Buhari

President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

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January 2022

This Act establishes the North-East Development Commission charged with the responsibility of, among other things, receiving and managing funds allocated by the Federal Government and international donors for the resettlement, rehabilitation, integration and reconstruction of roads, houses and business premises of victims of insurgency as well as tackling the menace of poverty, illiteracy, ecological problems and any other related environmental or development challenges in the North-East States.

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