The Director General of the Oyo State Mineral Development Agency (OYSMDA), Abiodun Oni, has called on village heads, hunters, farmers and other residents of the state to report any suspicious mining activity in their localities to his agency.
He restated the determination of the Governor ‘Seyi Makinde-led administration to sanitise the solid mineral sector, saying that it will be a continuous excersise “because the governor is very passionate about expanding the state’s economy through the abundant opportunities in the sector.”
According to the OYSMDA boss, the agency has been collaborating with security agencies on the investigation of some mining companies colluding with some traditional rulers to shortchange the people in mineral-holding communities and the state government.