Kwara partners FG on mining practice to boost economy
Kwara State Government, through the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development, has said it is having an impactful synergy with the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development and other relevant stakeholders to boost the mining practices and other solid minerals-related activities in the state.
Dr Afees Afolabi Alabi, the Commissioner for Solid Minerals Development, made this known on Tuesday while addressing journalists at the Fourth Quarter Inter-Ministerial Press briefing organised by the state Ministry of Communications.
Dr Abolore, while maintaining that Kwara State has been identified as one of the leading solid mineral producing states in the country, said the Ministry under his watch would utilise the full potential of mineral resources to the benefit of the state.
In furtherance to enhancing seamless investment opportunities in mining operations and also increasing internally generated revenue potentials for Kwara state, Dr Abolore stated that the state government has fulfilled the Registration requirement of five(5) Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) and now awaiting licenses on or before the end of the first quarter of the year, all things being equal.
The Commissioner also confirmed the government’s efforts to reduce illegal mining in the state to a bearest minimum while assuring that a robust collaboration with relevant security agencies at various levels had already been established and consolidated to scale up security challenges at mining sites across the State.
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Dr Alabi, however, appreciated Governor Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq’s support in deepening the state’s presence at the centre while also attracting every available grant and loan necessary for the growth and development of the solid minerals sector for the sake of prosperity.
