A mining expert, Mr Kashim Mshelia, has underscored the transformative potentials of the extractive sector to lift Nigeria from its present economic challenges.
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In an interview with newsmen on Monday in Kaduna, Mshelia said that the extractive industry has the capacity to alleviate poverty and the insecurity challenges plaguing the nation.
The mining expert called for effective coordination by the federal and state governments to unlock the sectors’ latent benefits.o
Mshelia, drawing on four decades of mining experience, said that the prevailing lack of synergy between the tiers of government had hindered the sector’s growth trajectory.
He also advocated for states to oversee mineral resource marketing to bolster their revenue streams pre-13 per cent derivation.
Mshelia described as unfortunate when officials of states set obstacles in the way of licensed miners’, thus impeding the sector’s progress.
He also identified insecurity in some parts of the country as a major challenge to the development of the sector and called for urgent redress.
The mining expert further debunked the fallacious nexus between mining and banditry, urging a recalibration of governmental roles to optimize sectoral efficiency. (NAN)
