Executive Order designed to protect mineral resources within Ogun, says Abiodun

The Ogun State Government has said that Governor Dapo Abiodun’s Executive Order creating the mineral resources agency is aimed at protecting those resources in its domain and entrenching decency and sanity in the sector for the common good of the people in the state.

Special Adviser to the Governor on Media and Strategy, Kayode Akinmade, who gave further clarification on the restraining order of government on mining mineral resources in the state, yesterday, noted that while only the Federal Government can regulate mining activities across Nigeria, the mineral deposits are in states, and the mining activities occur in those states.

“This knowledge helps the state to attract investors. It also helps the state to effectively manage land so that sites that are by natural endowment suited for mineral exploration are not classified as residential or allotted for commercial purposes that waste the mining potential of the land.’’ According to Akinmade, the newly-created agency will interface with other Ministries, Departments and Agencies to avoid clashes in future land allocation and ensure that prospective mining sites are preserved and uninhibited for investors who, if interested, would eventually approach the Federal Government for mining licences and operations.

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