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To promote transparency, accountability, and good governance in the mining sector, the Mining Cadastre Office (MCO) and the anti crime agency – Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) have agreed to collaborate together.
Decision to this effect was reached during a courtesy visit by the MCO Director General, Engr. Obadiah Simon Nkom to the EFCC Zonal Director, Michael Wetkas in Abuja.
A statement by the MCO Head of Press, Patrick Chika Osuji in Abuja on Thursday indicated that the visit was aimed at fostering a robust partnership between the two agencies, leveraging their respective expertise to promote transparency, accountability, and good governance in the mining sector through intelligence sharing, and capacity building.
The MCO boss was quoted to have emphasized the importance of collaboration in combating economic and financial crimes in the mining sector, ensuring a secure and compliant operating environment for stakeholders.
He said the visit was in alignment with the MCO’s efforts to enhance its operations and services, building on its successes in digitizing mineral title administration and improving revenue generation.
Ikom maintained that with the collaboration, his office seeks to further promote transparency and accountability in the mining sector and to form a united front against illicit activities that undermine the sector’s potential and integrity.
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Assuring the solid minerals sector of the anti graft agency readiness to support the sanitization of the industry, EFCC Zonal Director, Mr.Wetkas, highlighted the importance of the sector to Nigeria’s economic future.
He appealed for greater government attention to the Ministry of Solid Minerals Development due to the vast mineral deposits across the country.
He said EFCC was ready to collaborate and closely work together with MCO to create sanity in the system.
“For the DG of MCO to come to the EFCC to seek collaboration and discuss openly speaks volumes about the transparency and accountability the agency is promoting,” Wetkas commended.
He affirmed EFCC’s readiness to partner with MCO in restoring “sanity and order” within the system.
The management team of both agencies described the visit as long-awaited and expressed optimism that the renewed collaboration will yield tangible results for the country’s mining sector.
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