The Senator representing Anambra South, Ifeanyi Ubah, has mentioned that the newly handed South East Improvement Fee Invoice will assuage the sensation of marginalization among the many Igbo.
Ubah, in a press launch he signed, which was made accessible to reporter in Awka, Anambra State capital, thanked the Senate for passing the invoice, saying it’s a essential step in direction of addressing the wants of Ndigbo.
The invoice was first launched to the current tenth Senate by Ubah, and later handed via first studying on Wednesday, October 4, 2023.
Ubah recommended the Senate for working tirelessly to make sure that the invoice course of was not discontinued after its first studying and for diligently working to make sure its passage.
He mentioned: “I appreciation the Senate on behalf of the South East Senators and Honourable Members. The South East Improvement Fee Invoice is necessary in addressing the developmental challenges confronted by the South East area of Nigeria.
“I emphasize the necessity for focused interventions to advertise financial development, infrastructure growth, and social welfare within the area.”
He reiterated that the Fee wouldn’t solely put the perceived marginalization of the South East to an finish however would additionally, when signed into regulation, allow the zone to learn immediately from Federal Authorities intervention programmes that are already being loved by different zones just like the South-South and North East via the Niger Delta Improvement Fee and North East Improvement Fee, respectively.
He famous that the Federal Authorities is dedicated to the event of all areas of the nation, including that he’s assured that the Senate would prioritize the implementation of the invoice when signed into regulation by guaranteeing that the Fee is successfully established and empowered to fulfil its mandate.
