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Association Charges Members On Commitment, Ideals
The National president of Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), Alhaji Kabiru Mohammed, had charged its members and operators on commitment and ideals of the association.
Mohammed, gave the charge while commissioning the Etche Unit branch of the Association at Chokocho in Etche Local Government Area, last week.
The MAN National President via the 2nd National President of the Union, Mr Kennedy Enebeli, also assured the operators of collaboration with the relevant agencies and Federal Government in order to harness some issues in the solid mineral industry.
In what he described as ‘incentivizing funds’, he said it would be followed to its logical conclusion for the betterment of the operators.
He was of the view that the time for members to benefit from the association has come and added that all hands must be on deck in an attempt to actualize the new vision.
One of the members of the Union, Mr Pepsi EzeOrgwu, who spoke with The Tide via telephone, at the weekend, urged members to take the issue of registration seriously.
One of the members of the Union, Mr Pepsi EzeOrgwu, who spoke with The Tide via telephone, at the weekend, urged members to take the issue of registration seriously.
EzeOrgwu, pointed out that registration was the major factor to determine who was a member of any association and without such, one may not lay proper claim of his membership to any group.
He further explained that, such was also a vital tool towards raising of funds for the association, and added that no union or group without funds could function better.
In his reaction, the Secretary of the branch, Mr Ike Obidike, said that harmonized pricing should be considered for smooth operation of miners in the state.
Obidike, reasoned that, if miners operate at different pricing rate, that it would not encourage a uniform performance among operators.
He further hammered on the need for a state wide sensitization of members and the general public on the environmental impact of mining activities and the need for the government to key in and do the needful.
Meanwhile, one of the members, Mr Dele Salami, had thanked the operators for their large turnout, and also tasked them on the need to regularize, as he reassured of the committee’s commitment to openness, transparency and good counsel.