The House of Representatives has proposed a bill to include Lagos on the list of Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) States.
The Bill entitled: “A Bill for An Act to Amend the Niger-Delta Development Commission, NDDC Act 2000, to Provide for the Inclusion of Lagos State in the Commission as an Oil Producing State”, was obtained from National Assembly resorts by VANGUARD on Wednesday.
The Bill is sponsored by Rep. Babatunde Hunpe (APC-Lagos). Section 2 of the NDDC Act, is amended to add Lagos in the definition of NDDC member States.
The Bill explains that the amendment seeks to “make provision for the membership of Lagos State in the Commission”.