Tinubu warns foreign mining companies against leaving any community in ruins
President Tinubu has warned foreign mining firms in Nigeria against leaving the communities of their operational bases in ruins.
Tinubu made this statement on Friday, where he noted that the mining companies even as they are in the business of exploring “Nigeria’s high-grade minerals” must acknowledge the importance of environmental safety.
Some of the foreign companies that the president gave heads-up are those responsible for lithium mining and processing in Nasarawa state, Kogi, Kwara, Ekiti, and Cross River State, and Nasarawa state.
He said they “must be concerned with cooperation and always care for the community” where Nigerian citizens farm and reside.
Tinubu also touted Nigeria’s market as a promising hub for foreign investors who are willing to take the opportunity to invest in the production of solar panels as not only Nigeria but also the entire Africa is a major “Consumer of sola energies” in world.
“There are other aspects of lithium that you are exploring in the country, especially in battery production. Nigeria is a huge market for solar panels,” he said.
“Our youths are vibrant and skilled. Our people are brilliant and adapt to new technology. The economy is increasingly more vibrant, and Nigeria is dependable. We have the consumption capacity and a surplus of steady-handed citizens with gifted minds and an innate drive to work and produce.
”You must not leave the community in ruins as you explore for our high-grade minerals. You must be concerned with cooperation and always care for the community.
”We are caring partners. We want your investments to succeed so that you can expand further. Whenever you call on us, we will help you. You can, in mutually-beneficial collaboration with us, dominate the solar panel market as part of a revolution in Africa and the West African sub-region.
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“You can always promote the interest of China and Nigeria as the best place in Africa to do business. We are preparing to produce in this country the solar technologies that the entire continent will use,” President Tinubu added.
