As part of strategies to generate more revenue into its coffers, Sokoto State government has acquired 35 mining licences to facilitate extraction of solid minerals in various parts of the state.
The licences are solely owned by Sokoto State government under the aegis of Sokoto Investment Company, SOIC, for the mining of gold and silver among other natural resources.
Governor of Sokoto State Aminu Waziri Tambuwal disclosed this when he received the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar, who paid him traditional Sallah homage at the Government Lodge, Sokoto.
The governor further dropped the hint that the reason behind the transfer of the Sokoto Central Market to SOIC is to upgrade the activities of the market to a modern one with a view to generating more revenue.
He decried the current revenue accruing to the state government coffers hence, the need for more ways and strategies of generating incomes so as to have more revenues, assuring that, the state government, in the nearest future, will stand on its feet.
On agriculture, he said the state government in collaboration with security agencies, is making frantic efforts in order to provide enough security to farmers in the state with a view to enabling them to perform their farming activities without hitch.
He thanked the Sultanate Council for the support and cooperation being given to his administration, its policies and programmes.
In his address, Sultan Sa’ad Abubakar commended the government for the projects being executed. He called on politicians to desist from using youths for criminal activities during the campaign and election of 2023.
