Section 8: Functions of the Commission.

1 The Commission shall-
a formulate policies and guidelines for intervention in the development of the North-East Zone;
b cause the North-East Zone to be surveyed in order to ascertain the extent of loss or destruction and embark upon measures that are necessary for proper planning and implementation of physical and socio-economic reconstruction of the zone, and the survey shall include-
(i) ascertainment of persons who were killed or missing and the details of their dependants,
(ii) detailed account of destruction and valuation of infrastructure and assets destroyed,
(iii) requirements for rehabilitation and reconstruction of infrastructure (roads, bridges and similar infrastructures), institutions (schools, hospitals, palaces, homes, places of worship and similar institutions),
(iv) requirements for recapitalisation of businesses and empowerment schemes for poverty alleviation,
(v) requirements for re-activation of health, nutrition, agriculture, education and welfare services,
(vi) requirements for the re-orientation of youth and out of school children including modernisation of schools and almajiri education, and
(vii) peace and conflict assessment to determine the root causes and impact of the crises and the factors inhibiting reconciliation and peaceful co-existence;
c develop a master plan based on the needs assessment of the zone to be known as the North-East Stabilisation and Development Master Plan (in this Act referred to as "the Master Plan") which shall contain-
(i) programmes and schemes that promote and facilitate the physical and socio-economic development of the North-East Zone, and
(ii) estimates of the time and costs of implementing such programmes and schemes;
d coordinate in accordance with set rules and regulations, projects and programmes within the Master Plan for the rehabilitation, resettlement, reconciliation, reconstruction and sustainable development of the North-East Zone in the fields of infrastructure, human and social services including health and nutrition, education and water supply, agriculture, wealth creation and employment opportunities, urban and rural development, and poverty alleviation;
e liaise with Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies, States and Development Partners on the implementation of all measures approved in the Master Plan for the stabilisation and development of the North-East Zone by the Federal Government;
f subject to appropriation by the National Assembly, implement programmes and schemes contained in the Master Plan but not captured by Federal Ministries, Departments and Agencies, State Governments and Development Partners;
g identify factors inhibiting the development of the North-East Zone and assist Member States and other stakeholders in the formulation of policies to ensure sound and efficient management of the resources of the Zone;
h assess and report on any project being funded or carried out in the North-East Zone by any Federal Ministry, Department and Agency or company that has an agreement with the Federal Government, and ensure that funds released for such projects are properly utilised;
i liaise with other stakeholders on the tackling of humanitarian, ecological and environmental problems and degradation that arise from natural causes, the insurgency and industrial activities in the North-East Zone;
j liaise with various Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), industries and companies within the Zone on all matters of pollution prevention and control, and environmental disaster management;
k seek humanitarian, human, material, technical and financial support from development partners (local or international) and Non-Governmental Organisations with a view to developing the North-East Zone;
l interface with development partners (local or international) and Non-Governmental Organisations to ensure synergy with other stakeholders in line with the Master Plan;
m coordinate civil-military confidence building and stabilisation measures and also activities that lie within the civil-military interface especially before, during and after military and security operations; and
n act as the focal point to coordinate and harmonise all other intervention programmes and initiatives that the Federal Government is involved with in the North-East Zone.

2 In the performance of its functions under this section, the Commission shall liaise with other stakeholders that are active in the Zone.

3 In the performance of its functions under this Act, the Commission shall be subject to the direction, control or supervision of the President.