Southeast governors inject ₦25bn into SEDC’s ₦140bn 2026 budget to fast-track region’s development The five southeast governors have agreed to contribute a total of ₦25 billion to augment the ₦140 billion allocated to the South East Development Commission (SEDC) in the 2026 fiscal year, the Senate has disclosed. Chairman of the Senate Committee on South East Development Commission, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia North), made the revelation on Wednesday while presenting the commission’s 2026 budget report to the Senate Committee on Appropriations. According to Kalu, the governors of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo states resolved to contribute ₦5 billion each to bolster the commission’s funding and ensure effective execution of development-driven projects across the region. He explai...