The House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a bill seeking the establishment of South East Development Commission. The House rejected the second reading of the bill after it was put to a voice vote by the speaker of the House, Yakubu Dogara.

Chukwuka Onyema (Anambra-PDP), sponsor of the bill, had argued that the bill sought to tackle poverty and ecological problems confronting the South East part of the country.

He said the bill also sought to receive and manage fund from allocation of the federation account for the development, restructure and rehabilitation of roads, houses and other infrastructure in the region.
Contributing to the debate, the House Minority Leader, Leo Ogor (Delta-PDP), said the bill would address most of the issues affecting the region.

“This country cannot continue with the situation where we come to Abuja every month to share money. “I think every zone deserves such commission because it will make everybody look inward.

“This nation needs to be restructured, we cannot continue the way we are going,” Mr. Ogor said.
Sani Abdul (Bauchi-APC) said the agitation to create the commission was as a result of the government’s inability to address the socio-economic challenges in the country. “We should look at it holistically in order not to have problems.

“We are worried, however, because the timing of the bill with the agitation for Biafra is suspicious,” Mr. Abdul said.

Some lawmakers while opposing the bill, said the timing of was not appropriate.

Sunday Karimi (Kogi-PDP) said some of the South-East states were already captured in the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and “the creation of a South East Commission will be too much”.

Sani Zorro (Jigawa-APC) said not much consultation was done to ensure the success of the bill.

“I won’t be comfortable that at the end of the day we leave here with acrimony. “In view of the debate we have had so far, I am of the view that the sponsors and supporters of this bill should make further consultations,’’ Mr. Zoro said. (NAN)

bkool7:
What will be the wok of the proposed SEDC and how will it ve funded if I May ask?

FriendNG:
Two Reasons Make The Bill To Fail:

1. They Igbo (PDP) refuse to build bridges with other members, they choose to buid walls. Who do you expect to support this bill: The illiterate Ab0ki or the Ewedu eating brown teeth Afonjas. You have fight with every every.

2. The bill is uncalled for. The southeast is Paradise, Biafrans have developed it. Those kinda of bills is meant for the poverty backward illiterate north or northeast specifically. We already have commision for the backward northest, remain commission for backward northwest, followed by Northcentral.

The north must be drag from 1960 to 2017 and that's what Emir of Kano Sunusi is calling for.


itsTutsi

Agumbankembu:

How is NEDC going to be funded, if I may ask?

FriendNG:
Two Reasons Make The Bill To Fail:

[s]1. They Igbo (PDP) refuse to build bridges with other members, they choose to buid walls. Who do you expect to support this bill: The illiterate Ab0ki or the Ewedu eating brown teeth Afonjas. You have fight with every every.

2. The bill is uncalled for. The southeast is Paradise, Biafrans have developed it. Those kinda of bills is meant for the poverty backward illiterate north or northeast specifically. We already have commision for the backward northest, remain commission for backward northwest, followed by Northcentral.

The north must be drag from 1960 to 2017 and that's what Emir of Kano Sunusi is calling for.[/s]


itsTutsi

hammer6:



We will build Berlin wall.

U dont like us, we dont like u, y cant we divide the country and say nice knowing u whilst we head N,S,E and W.

Look even after killings, the country will still divide. No country survives two Civil War on same topic.

Agumbankembu:


Pls how many bridges did North East build after bombing their places to middle age cos of Islam?
Your problem is that young generations of Igbo people have refused to kowtow to whims and caprices of "born to rule" feudalists.

From 1999 till 2015, we have supported all presidential candidates other people brought, even leaving ours, and what we get is "we don't build bridges", we can never be subdued, fvck your bridges.

Kicking out SEDC doesn't stop diseases that the world had forgotten to be ravaging other "privileged" enclaves, neither does it bridge the gap of human development index that is on the back footing in other enclaves compared to ours.
The only thing it may delay is building PortHarcourt road Aba, and Aba-Azumini-Ikotekpene road, it does not stop Aba fabricators from crafting dredging and agro allied machineries, it does not stop Aba fashion industries from shipping 3 million pairs of shoes outside the country weekly.

Burn the fvckng bridges, the ones we built aren't giving us any leverage whatsoever.

bkool7:

Is there a war in the SE ?
I assume there are IDPs in the SE , right ?

hammer6:


U dont have the power to give Biafra, the UN does.

Ape!

FriendNG:
We will not give you Biafra, come fight us if you can.

Biafra will never be achieved by your insults and chestbeating until you learn your ways.

Agumbankembu:


Oops, the contraption is collapsing before your very eyes, nobody down here fears your turbaned overlords and the military you control.
Scare me more.

I need to remind you that ur demi-god Buhari borrowed N5trn to build only a helipad in Daura and Abuja runway, you should be concerned of how you will pay back the loans and/or service the interests, you think it is by threat.

hammer6:


We are no longer comfortable with people from Katsina and Oyo dictating our affairs.

If the south east want a development Commission, go and get urs and dont be an obstacle or ask question becos at the end of the day, u are a human being and u will never mean well for them becos u are not benefiting directing. U are not from the south east.

FriendNG:
And the chestbeating continues. Actions speak louder than words.

bkool7:


I think you're on to the wrong fellow . I wasn't the one you're debating

My bad. I meant to qoute the other dude that claimed 5tri was spent

FriendNG:


That's your concern: Mine is about the bill above. Action speak louder than words, Dare the Nigerian Army and see 4 yourself.

Agumbankembu:


Pls how many bridges did North East build after bombing their places to middle age cos of Islam?
Your problem is that young generations of Igbo people have refused to kowtow to whims and caprices of "born to rule" feudalists.

From 1999 till 2015, we have supported all presidential candidates other people brought, even leaving ours, and what we get is "we don't build bridges", we can never be subdued, fvck your bridges.

Kicking out SEDC doesn't stop diseases that the world had forgotten to be ravaging other "privileged" enclaves, neither does it bridge the gap of human development index that is on the back footing in other enclaves compared to ours.
The only thing it may delay is building PortHarcourt road Aba, and Aba-Azumini-Ikotekpene road, it does not stop Aba fabricators from crafting dredging and agro allied machineries, it does not stop Aba fashion industries from shipping 3 million pairs of shoes outside the country weekly.

Burn the fvckng bridges, the ones we built aren't giving us any leverage whatsoever.

Agumbankembu:


Oops, the contraption is collapsing before your very eyes, nobody down here fears your turbaned overlords and the military you control.
Scare me more.

I need to remind you that ur demi-god Buhari borrowed N5trn to build only a helipad in Daura and Abuja runway, you should be concerned of how you will pay back the loans and/or service the interests, you think it is by threat.

FriendNG:

And the chestbeating continues. Actions speak louder than words.

bkool7:



5tr to build an helipad !
Lia Mohammed must be a learner
can you kindly furnish us with a link ?

Agumbankembu:


How is NEDC being funded, if I may ask?

FriendNG:


We own the UN. We have Us, UK, China, France, Germany are sympathetic to Nigeria + Amina who is UN Duputy Sec Gen. We own UN.

wirinet:


The Senate on Thursday passed a bill to establish the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) to be partly funded by;
1. 3 per cent of Value Added Taxes accruable to the Federal Government.

2. 15 per cent of allocation to the states

3. 50 per cent deduction of the ecological fund due to the six North Eastern states.

Read more at: http://www.vanguardngr.com/2016/10/senate-passes-bill-establishing-north-east-development-commission/

Please note;
About 70% of total VAT is generated in Lagos.
Allocation to the states and ecological fund is hand outs of oil revenue from the nigerdelta.

Now answer the question; where will the SEDC get its funding?

HiddenShadow:



The same place NEDC got hers from