Ekiti state governor, Ayo Fayose, has urged the new Minister of Solid Minerals, Kayode Fayemi, to use his position for the benefit of Ekiti, which has an abundance of solid mineral resources.
While congratulating Fayemi, the governor stated that President Muhammadu Buhari, may have considered the need for the commercial exploitation of the solid minerals in Ekiti state, hence the appointment of an indigene.
In a statement issued in Ado-Ekiti by his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, Lere Olayinka, he said: “Ekiti has solid minerals like clay kaolin, cassiterite, tin ore, columbite, bauxite (Alluminium Ore), foundry sand and charconite granite.
“Even in Isan-Ekiti, Fayemi’s hometown, there is clay kaolin that can be used for abrasive, plastics, ceramics ware, pharmaceuticals, textiles, fertilizers, white tiles and insulator wares pencils.
Now that the Federal Government is talking about diversification of the economy, Fayemi should use his position to assist Ekiti State in harnessing its solid mineral resources for the economic benefit of the State and Nigeria.”
“I therefore congratulate Fayemi for this appointment and thank President Buhari for the appointment.
It is my prayers that God, in His infinite mercies will grant him (Fayemi) the wisdom and strength to use the new position for the betterment of Ekiti State in particular and Nigeria in general.”
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