President Bola Tinubu has enacted the South-West and South-South Development Commission bills. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, announced this during Wednesday’s plenary. “No mechanism is too much to trickle down development and dividends of democracy to the grassroots. “I am sure that with these development commissions, the impact of this administration will be felt by the grassroots. “We thank Mr president for completing it to the entire geo-political zones,” Kalu said. During Tuesday’s plenary, Senate President Godswill Akpabio confirmed that the President has signed the South-West Development Commission Bill and South-South Development Commission Bill into law. “Just to inform distinguished senators that Mr President has assented to the remaining regional development bills, the South-west Development Commission Bill and the South-south Development Commission Bill. We now have all the developmental commissions legally in existence,” Akpabio said. The newly established regional commissions are responsible for improving infrastructure, driving economic growth, and promoting social welfare in their respective areas. The Senate passed the South-West Development Commission (SWDC) Bill in September 2024 with strong support before forwarding it to the House of Representatives for concurrence. It was sponsored by Senator Gbenga Daniel of Ogun East. Likewise, the South-South Development Commission (SSDC) Bill was approved in October 2024 and sent to the House of Representatives. It was introduced by Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong of Cross River South. These commissions join the North-West and South-East Development Commissions, which President Tinubu signed into law in July 2024.