Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has lauded the Nationwide Meeting over the passage of the South-East Growth Fee invoice.
It might be recalled that the Senate lastly handed the invoice final Thursday nearly two months after its passage by the Home of Representatives.
Throughout plenary final week, Michael Opeyemi, the Senate Chief, and Senator representing Ekiti Central had offered the Invoice for an Act to behave as catalyst to develop the business potentials of the South East and for different Related Issues, 2024 (HB.626)for concurrence and second studying
The Home of Representatives had in December 2023 handed the long-awaited invoice after years of agitation.
Recall that the Invoice was handed by the eighth Senate however didn’t obtain assent from former President Muhammadu Buhari.
In a press release made out there to journalists on Wednesday, the Nationwide President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, stated the passage of the invoice was a dream come true for Ndigbo.
Okwu, who hailed the Senate management below Senator Godswill Akpabio for passing the invoice with out haste, famous that “we’ve all the time expressed our unflinching help to the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio.
“We all know that below his watch, each part of Nigeria will get due legislative consideration with out a lot ado and that’s precisely what has occurred.
“The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council equally lauds the Home of Representatives for taking the lead in December final yr.
“It’s clear that we’ve responsive and succesful leaders in each chambers of the Nationwide Meeting.”
Whereas urging President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to assent to the invoice, Okwu expressed hope that it could catapult improvement within the South-East.
“Our enchantment to the daddy of the nation, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is to signal this invoice into legislation as quickly as attainable.
“The previous administration, out of their hatred for Ndigbo refused to permit it sail by way of even after it was handed.
“We’re glad that the invoice is alive once more; so, our enchantment to Mr President is to signal it into legislation with a purpose to facilitate the lengthy awaited improvement of the South-East, a area that has suffered unprecedented neglect,” Okwu additional acknowledged.
