The South East House of Representatives caucus have protested the removal of a bill to create a South-East Development Commission.
The Bill, which was withdrawn by the House of Representatives, was later re-listed following the protest by the group.
The South-East Development Commission if established would be charged with the responsibility, among other things, to receive and manage fund from allocation of the Federation Account for the development, reconstruction, and rehabilitation of roads, houses and other infrastructure, as well as tackle the menace of poverty, ecological problems and any other related environmental or developmental challenges in the South-East states and for other related matters (HB 915).
Leading the debate, a House of Representative member from the South East, Hon. Chukeuka Onyema, explained that that the commission will be that of unity and will help douse the tension in the South East part of the country.
However, when the Speaker, Yakubu Dogara put the question, the nay sayers got the majority and it was stepped down.