Mohammed Shosanya
A civil society organization,People’s Voice Advocacy Network has charged the Minister of Solid Minerals, Dele Alake, to name the ‘Powerful Nigerians’ behind the illegal mining activities in the country.
The group conveyed this in a statement issued today by its Publicity SecretaryComrade Isiaka Yusuf Obe,and made available to Premium News.
It implored the Minister of Solid Minerals to either publicize the names of the alleged ‘Powerful Nigerians’ who have been holding the country to ransom or resign his appointment.
The statement reads:
“The People’s Voice Advocacy Network have read the statement credited to the minister of solid minerals, Mr Dele Alake on the illegal mining activities plaguing the country.
“However, we’re concerned that the minister while attributing these illegal activities to some Powerful Nigerians, failed to disclose their names.
“This raises questions on whether the minister is shielding the alleged individuals despite the scale of their atrocities or placing them above the nation’s law.
“We believe the action of the Minister is also suggestive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s approach to dealing with crime and his lenient disposition towards perpetrators of activities that threaten the nation’s security and are inimical to her positive image.
“As a civil society group, we call on the Minister, Mr Dele Alake, for the sake of public accountability and aiding the efforts of security agencies, to publish the names of the alleged perpetrators of the crime or resign his appointment for colluding to protect criminals”
