Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has pledged his obligation to the revalidation of mining licenses that are close to being forfeited.
Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the governor’s spokesperson informed journalists that the state has about seven mining licenses across the solid mineral value chains.
These licenses were almost sold off in the last days of the Gboyega Oyetola’s administration, “through what appeared like a deliberate refusal to revalidate them by paying the required fees to the federal mining licensing body.
“After the submission of the report of the Solid Minerals Committee, Governor Adeleke has however ramped up actions to reposition the sector and ensure the revalidation of the state mining licenses.
“At a meeting with the director-general of the Nigeria Mining Cadastral Agency, Engr Obadiah Nkom, the governor affirmed the readiness of his administration to ensure all necessary fees are paid so that the state’s mining licenses can be secured,” Olawale said.