Reps call for establishment of sustainable development fund
Reps call for establishment of sustainable development fund
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Members of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, expressed support for the establishment of Sustainable Development Fund charged with responsibility for imposing, operating and managing the fund for the attainment of sustainable development goals in Nigeria and for related matters.
The bill was sponsored by the chairman, House Committee on Army, Hon Abdulrasak Namdas, who underscored the need for the 9th National Assembly to accelerate the legislative process in passing the bill into law.
In his lead debate, Hon. Namdas said: “Following the expiration of the timeframe for the implementation of the Millennium Development Goals in 2015, the Heads of Government of 193 UN Member States gathered again in New York, USA, in September 2015 to unveil to the world a development agenda that would last the next fifteen years.