SARAKI COMMENDS BUHARI FOR SIGNING NEDC BILL INTO LAW
SARAKI COMMENDS BUHARI FOR SIGNING
NEDC BILL INTO LAW
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola
Saraki has commended President Muhammadu Buhari for signing into law the North
East Development Commission (NEDC) Bill.
President Buhari with Senate President
Bukola Saraki
Saraki, in a statement by his Special Adviser (Media and
Publicity), Yusuph Olaniyonu on Wednesday, described the Presidential Assent as
a “major development in the efforts by the present administration to restore
peace and normalcy in the North East and making the harrowing experience of the
people, as a result of the insurgency, a thing of the past”.
“I applaud President Buhari for
signing the North East DevelopmentCommission Bill into law. Now, that the NEDC
Act has the full force and effect of the law, it is my hope that we can
collectively work towards the rehabilitation, reconstruction and rebuilding of
the North East. “I believe the NEDC Act will help alleviate the suffering of
the millions of Nigerians whose lives have been affected by the insurgency in
the zone”, the Senate President stated.
“You will recall that when I visited
Maiduguri, I promised that the National Assembly will work and pass law to
alleviate the suffering of the people. I thank God, Mr. President, my colleagues
and members of the House of Representatives for making the promise a reality,”
Saraki said.
