Nigeria’s Kwara State Commissioner of Ministry of Solid Minerals AbdulQuawiy Olododo disclosed this adding that the state is seeking collaboration with security agencies and federal agencies to ensure that illegal mining activities in the state are dropped to the barest minimum.
He said they are trying to organise miners in the state into cooperatives to reduce illegal mining activities.
The commissioner said the state which is blessed with a lot of mineral deposits including Lithium benefits from its minerals by revalidating all its expired licenses and to see that it attracts investors to the state. This can be done through a better synergy with the federal government.
Kwara state Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Solid Minerals, Mrs Funke Sokoya said the state is hopeful that the yearly resolutions reached in the meetings are judiciously used.
She said issues like Illegal mining that would be discussed at the meeting and suggestions on solutions that would be made, need to be implemented for the country to enjoy the benefits from the sector it hopes to make.