Ododo Orders Regulation Of Mining Activities In Enjema

Kogi State governor, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo, has directed the regulation of mining activities in Enjema community, Ankpa local government area.
He insistedthat legitimate artisanal miners should not be criminalised for engaging in lawful economic activities.
The governor stated this during an on-the-spot assessment of mining sites in the community, where he expressed concern over environmental degradation, damaged infrastructure and the absence of basic social amenities despite the area’s mineral wealth.
Ododo said the government would not allow legitimate miners to be lumped together with criminal elements, stressing that those engaged in lawful mining to earn a living deserved p...