Mineral Resources/ Environmental Management Committee Celebrates One year

 Mineral Resources/ Environmental

 Management Committee Celebrates One year

By ISAAC LOVE

The Mineral Resources /Environmental Management 

which was inaugurated a year ago, on Tuesday celebrated their

 one year achievements at Conference room Ministry of

 Environment, Idongesit Nkang Secretariat  has appreciated

 the Federal government for creating the committee as a 

measure towards achieving sustainable solid mineral

 resources development in the country through the 

Federal Ministry of Mines and Steel development for

 their decisive measure and support to

 MIREMCO in all the state of the federation

This was made known during an interactive 

section at a press briefing to celebrate one year

 of MIREMCO inauguration as government agency

 which is saddle with the responsibility to create mineral

 development in the country.

Obong Bassey Inuanyen, the chairman of MIREMCO

 in his keynote address, thanked both the state and the

 federal government for the creation of the committee 

which among other things have achieved the following; 

formation of all Miners into one umbrella known

 as “ Miners Association of Nigeria which was inaugurated

 by its National president, Alhaji Sani Shehu on 

Wednesday  28th February 2018, Repositioning 

of Mining activities in line with the provisions of

 Nigerian Minerals and Mining Act 2007 and its

 regulations 2011 over time has been able to carry

 out sensitization visits to some local government

 areas in fulfillment of one of its functions, participation

 in conferences and council meetings organized by the 

Federal Ministry of Mines and Steels development and

 has been able to resolve issues among stakeholders

 especially with operators, contractors and host

 communities in Mining sector.

However, Obong Inuanyen caution that miner 

should regularize their registration to enable them

 obtain mining lease from Federal Ministry of

 Mines and steel development and also input 

that all mining operators should inculcate the

 importance of health and safety while mining 

in a regulated and sustainable manner that on

 expiration of the grace period violators will

 face severe penalties including visitation

 of EFCC Act section 46 2004.

The chairman of the committee also solicited

 for government assistant to carry out their

 functions adequately, he called on the Federal

 Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and

 the state government to provide the agency with

 vehicles to enable them carry out their routine 

monitoring as he solicits corporations from local

 government areas.