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November 13, 2019
The Minister of State for Ministryof Mines and Steel Development Uchechukwu Ogah has said that the FederalGovernment would no longer tolerate false declaration of mineral production andother sharp practices by some miners.
Ogah who head of the Committee onthe Optimisation of Revenue from Mineral Resources Sector, spoke in Abujashortly after the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Olamilekan Adegbiteinaugurated the 15-member team.
He noted that it is regrettable thatin spite of the huge potential in the solid minerals sector, it was notcontributing enough to the country`s Gross Domestic Product, GDP.
He said the dismal performance wasunacceptable and promised that the committee would work as a strong team toproduce workable strategies that would enable the ministry to reverse the trendwithin the shortest possible time.