James Sowole in Akure
Governors of the six states in the South-west have endorsed the recommendation of a committee they set up for the establishment of the South-west Development Commission (SWDC).
The Technical Committee, set up towards the realisation of the commission, while submitting a memorandum for the establishment of the body to the Ondo State Governor and Chairman of the South-west Governors‘ Forum, Mr. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN), urged the governors to use their political clout to ensure the passage of a bill to give a legal backing to the reification of the idea.
Already, the Senate has passed the bill, sponsored by a former Ogun State governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun, and introduced in November 2019, for second reading.
South West governors push for development commission
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By Dayo Johnson Akure
The Chairman of the South West Governors Forum, Rotimi Akeredolu has received the memorandum for the establishment of the South West Development Commission.
It was presented to the Ondo state governor by the Chairman of Technical Committee and Chief of Staff to the Osun state governor, Dr. Charles Diji Akinola.
The committee has the Attorney-Generals and Justice Commissioners and one other nominated person each from the six states of the South West.
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The Chairman of the South-West Governors‘ Forum and the governor of Ondo State, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu on Thursday disclosed that all is set for the establishment of the South West Development Commission, just as he received the memorandum for the establishment of the body.
Akeredolu who made this disclosure on Akure, Ondo State capital while receiving the memorandum from the Chairman of the Technical Committee and Chief of Staff to the Osun State governor, Dr Charles Diji Akinola.