FG’ll work with state government to harness solid mineral resources – Minister

The Ministry of Solid Minerals Development will work with state governors to harness mineral resources for maximum socio-economic development of the country.

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, gave this assurance when the Governor of Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, paid him a courtesy visit in his office at the ministry’s headquarters in Abuja on Thursday.

Speaking further, Mr Alake said the ministry was determined and committed to harnessing the nation’s mineral resources, emphasising that Nasarawa State and other endowed states across the country will soon witness rapid development that will enhance the living standards of the citizenry under the renewed hope agenda of this administration.