Governor of Sokoto State, Ahmed Aliyu, has stated his resolve to revive the state’s mining sector.
The governor stated this while receiving members of the National Miners Association during an interactive meeting with state government officials.
The governor, who was represented by the commissioner for solid minerals development, Alhaji Yusuf Muhammad Maccido, disclosed that a contract has already been awarded to revive the miners’ market in the state.
According to him, solid minerals in the state would be mined to add value to the government’s economic projections.
Maccido stated that reviving the miners’ markets was a step towards restoring the centre’s lost glory, adding that it would help coordinate mining activities in the state.
He also disclosed that with the reactivation of the market, the government would be able to monitor miners’ activities to ensure peaceful management of the sector.
He said Governor Aliyu was determined to revive the mining sector, adding that this vision informed his decision to approve a contract to purchase vital mining equipment to change the narrative before the end of the year.
Maccido, who described the interactive meeting as timely, said it would complement his initiative to develop the ministry to compete with its counterparts in Kebbi and Zamfara states.
While thanking association members, the commissioner promised to carry them along so that he could succeed in his assignment.
In separate speaking, Ibrahim Muhammad Dan Yaro, national officer of the miners association, Ibrahim Garba Marnona, and Tippers Shu’aibu Musa, state chairmen of gypsum Mainasara Asarakkawa Miners, told the commissioner that they were in his office to congratulate him on his appointment as commissioner for solid minerals development in the state.
They assured him of their sustained support for him to succeed in his new assignment.
