Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has directed the immediate suspension of all mining firms operating the state’s mining licences.
According to the state government, all operators are to report to the Committee on Assets Verification and Recovery chaired by Dr B.T Salami with copies of their Memorandum of Understanding which governs their relationship with the state government.
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Governor Adeleke also reiterated his resolve to recover all fund owed Osun state and stop the reaping of state assets from mining to revenue collection.
The suspension of the operators is to remain in force until the conclusion of the ongoing review of the MOU between the state as the owner of the licences and the operators.
The state mandated all operators to report to the committee on Monday, December 19, by 12pm.
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