The Governor of Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, has expressed regret that, despite the state’s abundant deposits of solid minerals, it is currently not generating any revenue from them.
However, he noted that the Federal Government’s lifting of the ban on solid minerals had given him the opportunity to engage with investors who could help develop the sector and boost the state’s revenue.
“I am happy now that the Federal Government has lifted the ban on solid minerals, and if you follow the trend, just last month we had a meeting with some private sector that has investment in Zamfara State,” Governor Lawal said on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday.
“That is exactly what we are doing now to try to bring the private sector to invest in the solid minerals aspect in collaboration with the state government as well as the Federal Government, and if that works out well, it means additional revenue for Zamfara State as well as the Federal Government.
“But as we speak now, there is no single revenue as far as solid minerals are concerned that is coming to Zamfara State, which is unfortunate.”
