The North East Development Commission (NEDC), has urged members of the National Assembly to make input into the North-East Stabilization and Development Masterplan (NESDMP) Project. The call was made on Wednesday,at a consultative meeting with the North East Caucus of the National Assembly.. In his remarks during the session, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NEDC, Mohammed Alkali, described the Caucus as the true representatives of the North East region that the NEDC was established to serve. According to him, a major component of the plan…
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NEDC seeks 5% VAT, Ecological Fund, harps on PPP
The North East Development Commission (NEDC) consultative meeting with North-East National Assembly caucus on the North-East Stabilization and Development Master plan (NESDMP) project has ended in Abuja. Rising from a meeting on Wednesday, the NEDC demanded for five percent from the Value Added Tax (VAT) and the Ecological Fund to enable them develop the region. The meeting also recognised the need for a public private partnership (PPP) in funding the project. Speaking during a stakeholders meeting the Managing Director/ CEO, Mohammed Alkali said there were still funds needed to…