Abia Govt To Ensure responsible Mining Investment – Gov Otti

Abia State government is committed to building a responsible mining investment that will promote economic prosperity, safeguard natural resources, and guarantee a sustainable future in the state.

The governor, Alex Otti stated this while declaring open a one-day stakeholders summit in mining sector organized by the state command of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps in Umuahia, the state capital.

Represented by the state attorney general and commissioner for Justice, Ikechukwu Uwanna, he said his administration remains committed to promoting lawful economic activities in the state.

He explained that the theme of the summit “Promoting responsible mineral resources development and compliance with government regulations” was in tune with the government’s economic agenda.

His words: “The government recognizes the enormous potentials of solid minerals as instruments for economic diversification, industrialization, employment generation, and sustainable development.”
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‎He expressed the hope that the summit will go along way to promote lawful mining, stimulate economic prosperity, and ensure that mining activities host-communities benefit from them.
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‎While commending the state commandant of the corps, Chukwurmeka Odimba for organising the summit, he assured the command of the government’s continued support.
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‎In his remarks earlier the commandant told the participants that sustainable development in the sector required the collective responsibility of all stakeholders .
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‎He urged them to identify solutions that will ensure mining becomes a source of prosperity rather than environmental degradation, communal disputes, insecurity, and economic losses,
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‎Odimba, therefore, encouraged the participants to work as a team to build a mining sector that will promote lasting peace across the mining communities in the state.
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‎In a response, a representative of the State Mining Association, Nenye Osuara, described the summit as timely, adding that its outcome of will help to streamline activities in the sector.