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Iheanyi Chukwudi
Determined to sanitize Enugu State, the new Government under Gov. Peter Mbah has ban with immediate effect, all illegal mining activities in the state.
Announcing the ban in a statement on Thursday, the Secretary to the State Government (SSG) Prof. Chidiebere Onyia, warned that there will be dire consequences for any illegal miner that flouts government's directive.
His statement reads in part, “Following the directive by His Excellency, the Governor of Enugu State, on the report of the discovery of mineral resources in some commu8nities in Enugu State; and the illegal mining of such mineral resources in those communities without the authorization/consent of the State Government, I hereby direct that all illegal mining activities in Enugu State should stop with immediate effect."
The SSG said that Government observed that it was in the "overriding interest of the public to protect the people from any hazard or pollution, and also maintain equal rights of benefits accruable from any mineral resources to the people of the state."
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