By Lucy Osuizigbo-Okechukwu
Awka, March 9, 2021 The Anambra House of Assembly has passed a bill for the establishment of Anambra State Riverine Areas Development Commission.
The bill aims at addressing flooding and ecological problems in riverine areas, was passed after its third reading at the plenary on Tuesday in Akwa.
The Speaker of the assembly, Mr Uche Okafor, conducted a voice vote on each of the sections of the Bill before it was passed by the lawmakers.
Okafor said: “Having considered the third reading for the bill, Anambra State Riverine Areas Development Commission Establishnent Law 2021`, and to provide for other related matters, the bill is hereby passed.’’
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