Deputy President of the Senate, Jibrin Barau has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu has assented to the North West Development Commission Bill which is now an Act.
In a media chat with journalists at the National Assembly, Barau says the Commission , when established would help to drive development across the seven states in the zone.
He explained that he sponsored the bill as one of the federal lawmakers from the zone to restore development to the area after years of Boko Haram insurgency in some parts, armed banditry and other forms of criminality.
He assured that stakeholders in the zone would collaborate to make the Commission serve the purpose for which it is intended for and called on Nigerians to continue supporting President Tinubu in his development strides across the country.
(Editor: Terverr Tyav)
