The Northwest caucus of the House of Representatives has applauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for signing the Northwest Development Commission bill into law.
The caucus noted that the signing of the bill into law has renewed the hopes of the people of the North West geopolitical zone in a better Nigeria.
Honourable Sada Soli, leader of Northwest caucus of the House made this known at press conference held on Friday in Abuja.
According to Soli, the signing of this bill comes on the heels of the recent policy decisions that underline President Tinubu’s fervent patriotism, and his determination to ensure that growth and development permeate every region of the country.
This comes as the lawmakers urged people of the zone to shun the planned protest by some elements to disrupt peace of the country.
“We, the House of Representatives North West Caucus, are particularly gratified with the signing of the North-West Development Commission Bill, which was sponsored by the Deputy Senate President, Distinguished Senator Jibrin Barau, in the effort to ginger the economic and social development of the geopolitical zone and restore parity to a people who for years were forced to watch as their lands were ravaged by the gratuitous violence of bandits and other miscreants.
“Hopefully, the Commission will cause the rebuilding of our ruined infrastructure, from roads, schools, health facilities and markets, to homes and places of worship, business premises and other social amenities.
“Perhaps even more importantly, this Commission brings renewed hope to a geopolitical zone whose social fabric and mental well-being have been brutalized by a senseless violence that has been unabating and intractable” he added.
Continuing, he said the Commission is a tremendous boost to the valiant efforts of the governors of the North West geopolitical zone, saying it has further justified “our trust in President Tinubu’s commitment to help revamp this geopolitical zone and place it on a sound pedestal”.
The caucus however, appealed to the President to intensify efforts in addressing the security challenges still prevalent in the geopolitical zone particularly, and other parts of the country at large.
“A broader security sector reform will enable our people to return to their normal lives, leading to positive changes in economic development and social order”.
He emphasised that the North West Caucus – and indeed other political, traditional and religious leaders in the North West geopolitical zone, do not support the scheduled nationwide protest planned by some elements to further disrupt the very delicate balance of the country right now.
Consequently, Honourable Soli appealed to the peaceful and law-abiding people of the North West geopolitical zone, who according to him have suffered enough disruption of their peace, not to join in the potentially destructive exercise, “but rather to give governments at both the Federal and State levels more chance to look at the issues concerned”.
