Section 7: Functions and powers of the Commission.

1 The Commission shall -
a formulate policies and guidelines for the development of the South-West States;
b conceive, plan and implement, in accordance with the set rules and regulations, projects and programmes for the sustainable development of the South-West States in the field of transportation including roads, health, education, employment, agriculture, industrialisation, housing and urban development, water supply, electricity and telecommunications;
c cause the South-West States to be surveyed in order to ascertain measures which are necessary to promote their physical and socioeconomic development;
d prepare master plans and schemes designed to promote the physical development of the South-West States and the estimates of the costs of implementing such master plans and schemes;
e implement all the measures approved for the development of the South-West States by the Federal Government and the member States of the Commission;
f identify factors inhibiting the development of the South-West States and assist the member States in the formulation and implementation of policies to ensure sound and efficient management of their resources;
g assess and report on any project being funded or carried out in the South-West States by mineral extracting and mining companies, oil and gas producing companies, and any other company including non-governmental organisations and ensure that funds released for such projects are properly utilised;
h tackle ecological and environmental problems that arise from the extraction and mining of solid mineral, exploration of oil mineral in the South-West States and advise the Federal Government and the member States on the prevention and control of oil spillages, gas flaring and environmental pollution;
i liaise with the various solid mineral extraction and mining companies, oil and gas prospecting and producing companies on all matters of pollution prevention and control; and
j execute such other works and perform such other functions which in the opinion of the Commission are required for the sustainable development of the South-West States and their peoples.

2 In performing its functions under this section, the Commission shall have regard to the varied and specific contributions of each member State of the Commission.