Anambra State Commissioner for Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Barrister Anthony Ifeanya says henceforth, miners without complete mining documents will be proscribed as illegal, arrested, and made to face Environment Protection Law.
Angel Network News (ANN) reports that
Ifeanya made this remark during the 2024 stocktaking meeting with staff of his ministry.
The Commissioner listed the documents to include lease papers, Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA, Community Development Agreement, evidence of tax payment, and remedial plan.
Ifeanya, who announced that his ministry will embark on an aggressive monitoring and supervision of activities within the Petroleum and Mining sectors in 2025, noted that it is aimed at ensuring that miners and petroleum product dealers conform to set standards.
He implored state miners to be on the vanguard of protecting the environment as they carry out their mining activities, warning that the environment they abuse today will take its revenge on future generations.
