IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT

All construction companies/individuals handling Government projects in Benue State requiring materials sourced through mining activities, such as aggregates, crushed rock, stone base etc from quarry sites, sharp sand and other related solid minerals, are requested to seek exemption/clearance from the State Government before going to such sites.

This measure is in the light of the subsisting Executive Order by the Governor of the State suspending all mining activities.

The concerned companies/individuals are to contact the office of the Principal Special Assistant to the Governor on Solid Minerals, Forestry and Mining, Hon. Stephen Uta, at the Benue State Government House for more details, and subsequent clearance.

Similarly, companies/individuals operating quarry business, sand dredging and other related activities are also requested to comply to this notice.

Hon. Stephen Aondona Uta,
PSA to the Governor on Solid Minerals, Forestry and Mining
29th July, 2024.