The Minister of State for Ministry of Mines and Steel Development Uchechukwu Ogah has said that the Federal Government would no longer tolerate false declaration of mineral production and other sharp practices by some miners.
Ogah who head of the Committee on the Optimisation of Revenue from Mineral Resources Sector, spoke in Abuja shortly after the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite inaugurated the 15-member team.
He noted that it is regrettable that in spite of the huge potential in the solid minerals sector, it was not contributing enough to the country`s Gross Domestic Product, GDP.
He said the dismal performance was unacceptable and promised that the committee would work as a strong team to produce workable strategies that would enable the ministry to reverse the trend within the shortest possible time.
