Kebbi State Govt Suspends Mining Activities Over Security Concerns, Lack Of CSR
From Ayodele Ajoge, Birnin-Kebbi
Kebbi State government has announced the suspension of mini activities and here making activities are currently on going across mining site localities due to securities challenges and lack of corporate social responsibility on the part of mining Companies.
In a press statement signed and made available to newsmen, Friday, by the Secretary to the State government, Yakubu Balance Tafida also stated that total absence of accurate revenue in the name of ecological tax and development levy for State and local government, nothing that significant numbers of minutes do not possession requisite permit by the Federal Ministry of Mines and Solid Minerals.
” For this reasons, the government of Kebbi State has made a difficult but inevitable decision to suspend all mining activities until further notice, this suspension is a precautionary measure aimed at ensuring the safety of both mini workers and the local communication.” The statement read.
It read further that, government is not unmindful of the fact that Mining is under Exclusive Legislative list, yet this decision for the suspension was made after a thorough assessment of the current security situations in the morning site which has raised serious concern about the safety of those involved in the industries.
“The State government believes that it is of utmost important to prioritize the protection and security of its citizens and to safe guide against converting the Mining fields as a veritable platform for breeding criminals and criminality by unauthorised foreigners and non indigenes of questionable characters.”
The statement also noted that the current administration in the State had invested enormous resources in the improvement of security situation across the State and would therefore ensure that we consolidate the gains of our investment by further safeguarding the safety and economic prosperity of indigenes in the localities where mining activities are taking place.
