Kwara Assembly Pledges Adequate Funding Of Mineral Resources C'ttee

Date: 2018-11-21

Kwara State House of Assembly said it would ensure adequate funding of the newly constituted State Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee (MIREMCO) to enable the state derive maximum benefits from its abundant mineral resources.

The speaker of the House, Dr. Ali Ahmad gave the assurance in Ilorin while receiving members of the committee led by its chairman, Engineer Abubakar Idris in his office.

Ahmad who expressed delight over the establishment of the committee by the federal government, said the committee would enable the state to have alternative sources of funding, to enable the people of the state, enjoy more dividends of democracy.

The speaker disclosed that the House was passionate in ensuring that the state harnessed its abundant mineral deposits, pointing out that the legislature would ensure that the state government has its own mining outfits to enable the state harness full revenue potentials in the mineral sector.

The chairman of the House Ad-Hoc Committee on Mineral Resources, Hon. Hassan Oyeleke, recalled how the intervention of the House led to the setting up of the committee by the federal government and prevented communal clash between Kaiama and Baruteen local government areas of the state. He noted that illegal mining activities had made some states to claim what rightly belong to the state.

Oyeleke expressed confidence that the setting up of the state mining committee would be beneficial to the state as earlier envisaged by the House.

The chairman of MIREMCO, Engr Abubakar Idris, who had earlier enumerated the benefits the state would derive from the setting up of the committee, urged the legislature to give the needed support to ensure that the state is self-sustaining.

Idris said the committee was in the House to sensitise legislators on salient issues on mining activities and urged the House to ensure proper funding of the state Ministry of Industry and Solid Mineral Development, to enable the state properly harness abundant mineral deposits in the state.

It would be recalled that the House had last year sent a high powered delegation to the governor on the need to fast track the process of constituting the committee to enable the state, among other things, enjoy 13 per cent derivation from its numerous mineral resources being harnessed by illegal miners.

Source

 


Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Salami Adekunle     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Abraysports FC     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Samari     Madawaki Of Ilorin     Anilelerin     Mohammed Danjuma     SUBEB     Lateef Fagbemi     Segun Adeniyi     Hassanat Bello     Code Of Conduct Bureau     Durosinlohun Kawu     Popo-Igbonna     Christopher Ayeni     Niyi Ogundiran     Abdulganiyu Salahudeen     Yetunde Balogun     Olatunji Abdulmumeen     Bayo Ajia     IHS Towers     Kumbi Titiloye     Sun Qing Rong     Rapheal Ashaolu     Ajibike Katibi     Federal College Of Education (Special), Afon     Rafiu Ibrahim     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Mike Omotosho     Adesoye College     Wahab Egbewole     Saheed Popoola     Bamidele Adegoke Oladimeji     Ronke Adeyemi     Moses Afolayan     Ajeigbe     Toyin Saraki     Maimunat Oloriegbe     Baakini     Ayodele Olaosebikan     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Hamidu Olowo     Haliru Yahaya     Budo-Egba     Balogun Ajikobi     March 28     Saadatu Modibbo-Kawu     Tunde Akanbi     Lawal Olohungbebe     Al-Ilory     Quareeb Islamic Association     Babaita     Medinat Folorunsho Salman     Ilorin Like-Minds     Salman Suleiman     Samuel Adaramola     Paul Olawoore     Oke-Kura     Neo Mundo Ltd     Babatunde Idiagbon     Niguel Gallando Marcias     Mohammed Khadijat Kubura     Kale Belgore     Ndakene     Ayegbeni     Sayomi     High Court     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Taofik Abiodun Ahmed     NaAllah     Toyin Falola     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Damilola Yusuf     Kwarareports     Sabi     Kwara State Coalition Of Business And Professional Associations    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Wasiu Odewale     Aliyu Olatunji Ajanaku     UITH     Ademola Kiyesola     Olaitan Adefila     Kale Bayero     Esuwoye     Chief Imam Of Lafiagi     Christopher Ayeni     Temi Kolawole     Oke-Ero     Abatemi-Usman     Agboola Abdulraheem     Olajumoke Monsura Gafar     Ado Ibrahim     Rapheal Ashaolu     Al-Hikmah University     Siddiq Adebayo Idowu Salawu     Balogun Fulani     Ayinke Saka     Raji AbdulRasaq     Osinbajo     Shehu Adaramaja     Oke-Kura     Abdulmumin Yinka Ajia     Lawan     Orisa Bridge     Kwara Pdp     Ganiyu Taofiq     Yahaya Dumoye     Ijagbo Health Centre     Convocation Ceremonies     Nigeria Computer Society     Ndama Al-hassan     Okin Biscuit     MAI Akande     Just Law Forum     Aminu Adisa Logun     Ajuloopin     Mashood Dauda     Yunus Lawal     Kwara State Polytechnic     Okin High School     Afusat Nike Ibrahim     Hussein Oloyede     Musa Ayinla Yeketi     Kayode Bankole     Muritala Awodun     Abdulfatai Baakini     United Nigeria Congress Party     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Adama Isa     Kwara Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board     Sulyman Tejidini     Suleiman Idris     Iyabo Adisa Ibiyeye     Salary     Dan Masanin     Toyin Sanusi     BECE     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Kwha.gov.ng     Ajasse-Ipo     Sheikh Alimi     Face Masks     Olatunji Ibrahim     Eruku     Ishaq Oloyede     FOMWAN     Hameed Oladipupo Ali     Idowu Laro     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Amuda Musbau     Abubakar Lah     Gabriel Fashanu     Islamic Development Bank     Baruten