The Director-General and Chief Executive of Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr Muda Yusuf on has called on the National Assembly to review the legislation that will remove mining from the exclusive list
Yusus who made the call while speaking with newsmen in llorin, said the measure became imperative in a bid to allow each state of the federation have better control of the sector.
The Director General observed with dismay with the present arrangement in which royalty from mining from various states goes to the federal government
According to him, states will have better role to play and even generate more revenue if the mining sector is on the concurrent list. He commended the efforts of the Federal Minister of Mineral Resources in ensuring that that there is collaboration between the Federal and state governments in the sector
Yusuf noted that artisans and informal miners are operating, stating that the Federal government is also putting in a place a policy that will bring all the miners under one umbrella
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