The governor of Ogun State has blamed the state’s erosion on the actions of people who are mining laterite and other natural resources without regard for the consequences.
On Tuesday, Governor Dapo Abiodun hosted members of the House of Representatives Committee on Ecological Fund in his office in Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, for a courtesy call.
He asked committee members to put pressure on federal mining authorities to supervise miners’ actions to avert ecological disasters in the country.
The governor, represented by his deputy, Noimot Salako-Oyedele, stated that his administration is prepared to collaborate with federal government agencies to combat environmental deterioration.
He said:
“I would like to implore you to talk to the respective agencies who monitor mining so that we can work together as prevention is better than cure.
“Yes, there is the issue of climate change, but I think while we are trying to resolve these issues and find ways to improve the lives of the people who are being impacted, we must also at the same time look at the causes of the erosion problem.
“The major cause is organisation; these are all areas that have been impacted because of the effect of infrastructure development right across the state.
“Mining is a big concern that we have here in Ogun State. Mining of laterite and other natural resources where the land is actually opened up and at the end of the day the mining site are not put back into proper condition and that is why when we experience rainfall, erosion starts and we have this kind of very aggressive erosion which causes problems for our people.”
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