FG Charges Investors In Mines, Steel To Carry Host Communities Along - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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December 24, 2019
Federal Government has charged investors especially in the mines and steel sector to ensure they carry along their host communities before commencing operations.
Minister of Mines andSteel Development, Olamilekan Adegbite gave the charge when he visited theIntegrated Steel Plant being built by the African Natural Resources and MinesLimited in Jere community, Kaduna State.
The minister saidcarrying host communities along before the commencement of operations wascritical to forestall clash between such communities and investors as was beingexperienced in the Niger Delta region.
He maintained that asinvestment grew, host communities should derive graduated benefits in areas ofemployment, infrastructure, including social infrastructure.
He added thatgovernment on its part would continue to moderate the expectations of hostcommunities.