The Federal Mines Office in Kogi State has said it is not in any way in collaboration with the Kogi State government regarding the closing down of mining activities in the state.
The Federal Mines Officer (FMO) in charge of the state, Engr B.F. Kuye, disclosed this in a statement to newsmen in Lokoja on Monday.
DAILY POST recalls that the Kogi State government, last week Thursday, said in a statement that it had suspended all mining activities in the state in order to “have genuine mining data and clean up the sector to minimize or eradicate criminalities in totality.”
According to the statement by the Kogi State Government, “The state will work in accordance with the rules of the game and will collaborate with the Federal Mines Office and the Security Agencies.”
Meanwhile, Engr. Kuye noted that the power to suspend mining activities in the state lies with the federal government, not the state, as spelled out by the constitution of the country.
“The statement credited…