*President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, restates his administration鈥檚 commitment to ensuring equitable development, inclusive governance, and provision of qualitative services to all Nigerians towards knitting even more tightly together the national fabric

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As an initiative towards accelerating inclusive development across geo-political zones in Nigeria, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has signed into law bills to accelerate development across geo-political zones in the country.

President Tinubu has assented to the North-West Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2024, and the South-East Development Commission (Establishment) Bill, 2023.

The North-West Development Commission is set up to facilitate the reconstruction of roads, houses, and business premises destroyed by multidimensional crisis, as well as tackle poverty, literacy level, ecological problems, and any other related environmental or development challenges in North-West states, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, noted in a statement July 24, 2024.

The Federal Government said the South-East Development Commission was established to ensure the reconstruction and rehabilitation of roads, houses, and other infrastructural damage suffered by the zone, as well as tackle ecological problems, and other related environmental or developmental challenges in South-East states.

The statement also noted President Tinubu believes in building the nation on the fulcrum of fairness, equity, and unity; hence, he is committed to ensuring equitable development, inclusive governance, and the provision of qualitative services to all Nigerians 鈥� no matter where they reside 鈥� while knitting even more tightly together the national fabric.