By Abubakar Shuaibu. A
The Secretary to the Government of Kogi State, (SGS) Pastor (Mrs.) Folashade Arike Ayoade, Ph.D has called on foreign and local investors to take advantage of the substantial mineral deposits in the state and invest.
She made the call during a courtesy visit by the management of National Hydro – Electric Power Producing Areas Development Commission (N- HYPPADEC) to her office in Lokoja.
She said there are about thirty six mineral resources in commercial quantity mostly untapped, adding that certainly there will be a return in investment as great opportunities abound in the confluence state.
The SGS urged the management of the commission to be focused on its vision “of bringing equitable and sustainable development that will impact positively on HYPPADEC member states”.
According to Mrs. Ayoade “doing so will reduce impact of ecological menace associated with operations of dams and other hydroelectric power activities thereby controlling environmental pollution”.
Speaking earlier, the team leader and Director of Finance in the Commission, Mr. Jimoh Haruna said they were in her office to intimate her of the Commission’s 2024 Needs Assessment and Community Mapping Exercise”.
He said the exercise will cover 6,246 communities out of which ten Local Government Areas in Kogi State will be conducted, namely: Ibaji, Idah, Igalamela/Odolu, Ofu, Omala, Lokoja,and Adavi.
Others include, KotonKarfe, Ajaokuta and Bassa respectively.
Mr. Haruna said “at the end of the Needs Assessment, the Commission will be at a vantage point of planning and attending to the needs of communities under its jurisdiction”.
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