Dele Alake, minister of solid minerals development, has condemned the move by some state governors to ban mining activities in states.
Alake, disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday during a press briefing ahead of the 2023 Nigeria mining week.
According to Alake, no state government has the authority to interfere with mining operations in the state. He noted that mining activities were a constitutional issue and an item in the exclusive list of the federal government.
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According to him, only the federal government has the authority to make laws and regulations for operationalising solid mineral activities. We are not against any state that wants to engage in mining activities, provided they follow due processes and get licensed.
His Statement follows the recent allegations by the Miners Association of Nigeria that after the inauguration of the new governors, the mining industry started witnessing an avalanche of Executive Orders banning mining activities in some states like Ebonyi, Osun, Enugu, Cross River, Taraba, among others.
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