Akwa Ibom To Commence Quick Mining Of Solid Minerals In The State

AKS POST COVID-19 ECONOMIC RECONSTRUCTION: Exploring Solid Minerals as a reasonable elective wellspring of Revenue for Akwa Ibom State. 

Ime Uwah 

Following the endeavors of His Excellency Governor Udom Emmanuel, to look for elective wellsprings of income for Akwa Ibom State, the Chairman of the Post Covid-19 Economic Reconstruction Implementation board of trustees (ERIMC), Professor Akpan Ekpo, today met with the Honorable Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite, with the end goal of opening open doors in the state's strong mineral space. 

Akwa Ibom State is honored with Solid Mineral Resources, for example, Clay of different kinds, Silica/Glass Sand, rock, limestone, laterite, Uranium, Salt, and so forth and if completely created, will make enormous openings for work just as colossal income for the State. 

The Chairman requested the help of the Federal Ministry in the accompanying territories: 

1. Approval of the business idea of minerals in Akwa Ibom state. 

2. Consideration of Akwa Ibom State in Nigeria's geo-information framework so as to make the Sector appealing to financial specialists 

3. Bringing out broad studies through different geographical overviews in a joint effort with the Government of Akwa Ibom State to additionally find other mineral stores that might be available in business amounts in the State. 

4. Limit building and preparing of staff. 

The Honorable Minister was extremely energetic about the enthusiasm of the State and guaranteed the group that Akwa Ibom State would be remembered for the second period of Nigeria's topographical overview. He likewise acknowledged a challenge to visit His Excellency, Governor Udom Emmanuel soon to examine further communitarian openings around there. 

Prof Ekpo was joined by Chief Uno, Hon. chief for Transport and Solid Minerals, Udom Inoyo, Member, AKS Economic Reconstruction Implementation advisory group ), Professor Linus Asuquo (DG, National Metallurgical Development community) and Emem Ibokette, Director Solid Minerals, Akwa Ibom state Ministry.