This Act, divided into six parts, establishes the South-East Development Commission, a body corporate empowered to: formulate policies and guidelines for the development of the South-East states; implement projects and programmes for the sustainable development of the South-East states in the field of transportation including roads, health, education, employment, agriculture, industrialisation, housing and urban development, water supply, electricity and telecommunications; promote the physical development of the South-East states and implement all the measures approved for its achievement; assess and report on any project being funded or carried out in the South-East states by solid mineral extracting and mining companies, agricultural processing and any other company including nongovernmental organisations, and ensure that funds released for the projects are properly utilised; address ecological and environmental problem and strengthen prevention and control of environmental pollution. The Act also provides for financial measures and establishes the funds of the Commission.
Nigeria · 2024-07-23