ENABLING ENVIRONMENT WILL BOOST MINING SECTOR IN KWARA – KWHA
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This followed consideration of a motion
titled "Curbing Activities of Illegal Miners in Kwara State"
sponsored by Jimoh Akanni
The house also called on the state
government to come up with policies that would check activities of illegal
miners and encourage investors to secure mining license from the federal
government .
It implored the state Governor, Alhaji
Abdulfatah Ahmed to immediately constitute a mining committee known as the
Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee as provided for by
section nineteen of the Nigeria Minerals Mining Act of year 2007.
The lawmakers charged security agencies
in the state to swing into action by sealing off all illegal mining sites with
a view to restore legal mining activities.
In the meantime, the State Ministry
of Solid Mineral is expected to liase with appropriate committee of the house
on policies, Programmes and challenges facing the exploration of solid mineral
deposit in the state with a view to find lasting solution to challenges of
mining.
Speaking after considering the motion,
the speaker, house, Dr Ali Ahmad,described the motion as a standard one which
deserved the attention of the state government to boost the revenue generation
and lauded the movers.
A
five member committee including the house committee on Commerce and Solid
Minerals are to meet Governor Ahmed with the house resolutions on the matter
for discussions and further action.
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