Nigeria: State Govts Have No Power to Ban Mining Activities

No Nigerian state government has any constitutional right to ban mining activities, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, has said.

He said his government would strengthen its regulatory framework and collaborate with all relevant agencies to fight the state's illegal mining activities. "State ban on mining activities across the country is a really sore point. And it is a constitutional matter. I want to use this opportunity to get to the Nigerian public that no state, and I repeat, no state has the authority to interfere in mining operations, no state has the authority. It is a constitutional matter," Mr Alake said.

minerals, belongs in the exclusive legislative, therefore, it is the federal government that has the authority," he added. "If any state wants to engage in mining, it can form its own Special Purpose Vehicle , apply for a mining licence from the office of the Minister for Solid Minerals go through the due process and be so licensed if it meets all the criteria.

"The state executives, I have been in touch with the chairman of the governors forum and I am going to address the National Economic Council of which state governors are members to educate the states. I have also engaged quite a number of governors individually, some have come to visit me here.

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