{"id":43543,"date":"2024-06-18T12:44:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T12:44:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=43543"},"modified":"2024-06-18T12:44:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T12:44:07","slug":"imo-commissioner-for-industry-mines-and-solid-minerals-ibejiako-vows-to-reform-mining-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.imotrumpeta.com\/?p=43543","title":{"rendered":"Imo Commissioner For Industry, Mines, And Solid Minerals, Ibejiako, Vows To Reform Mining Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"yiv0449700244MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"yiv0449700244MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"yiv0449700244MsoNormal\">\u00a0By Stevenie Michaels<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0449700244MsoNormal\">\n<p class=\"yiv0449700244MsoNormal\">\u00a0Rt.Hon. Barr. Ernest Ibejiako, the Imo State Commissioner for Industry, Mines, and Solid Minerals, has pledged to restore sanity and tackle the challenges facing the mining sector. He made this commitment during a maiden stakeholders&#8217; meeting with miners in Imo State over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0449700244MsoNormal\">Ibejiako expressed his desire to achieve significant milestones during his tenure and acknowledged the roles of the federal government and the state government in addressing the sector&#8217;s challenges. He identified the need for cooperation among stakeholders, adherence to mining rules and regulations, relocation of miners to safer ecological zones, and appraisal of revenue collection as key areas of focus.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0449700244MsoNormal\">The commissioner also emphasized the need to curtail the proliferation of mining routes, which degrade the ecology and environment. He assured miners and stakeholders of the ministry&#8217;s support and assistance, encouraging them to cooperate with the ministry to achieve its goals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0449700244MsoNormal\">Responding, Prince Ugochukwu Onyenwenwa, the state chairman of miners, thanked the commissioner for his commitment and pledged the support of miners and stakeholders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"yiv0449700244MsoNormal\">The meeting ended with a communiqu\u00e9 signed by all stakeholders, outlining the key areas of focus and the commitment to work together to reform the mining sector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0By Stevenie Michaels \u00a0Rt.Hon. Barr. 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