Senator Ekong Sampson Presents Petition for Ekid People’s Union

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Senator Ekong Sampson Presents Petition for Ekid People’s Union

Today at plenary, the Senator representing Akwa Ibom South in the National Assembly, Senator Ekong Sampson presented a petition from Ekid People’s Union, calling attention of the Senate to the activities of illegal miners in Atia community.
Illegal mining has become a disturbing trend in some parts of Akwa Ibom State. The petition by Ekid People’s Union signed by President, Dr. Samuel Udonsak and Secretary, Barr. Bassey Dan-Abia, prayed Senate’s intervention over Ruitai, a foreign company allegedly involved in the illegal mining of ilmenite and other minerals in the area. Last month, Senator Sampson presented a similar petition still bothering on illegal mining in the aforesaid area.
As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Solid Minerals, Senator Ekong Sampson has been very vocal against the activities of illegal miners in Nigeria. At several of his outings, Sampson has often lamented over these ‘conscienceless operators’, who in his words, ‘decapitate our environment, so to say, sabotage our economy and murder, maim and displace our citizens through sponsored banditry’.
The Onomkpoinam Mkpat Enin has pledged that his Committee and the Senate will collaborate with other relevant stakeholders to stamp out illegal mining in the country. He has also assured that the Senate was exploring a number of legislative interventions that will help fill gaps and drive reform in the sector.
On Thursday last week, Senator Sampson had also presented a petition for another of his constituent, Sergeant Ekpo Bassey, who was calling on the Senate to rein in over his alleged dismissal from the Nigeria Police Force. Both petitions have been subsequently referred to the Senate Committee on Ethics, Code of Conduct and Public Petitions, for further legislative action.
© Media Unit,
Office of Senator Ekong Sampson,
04/12/2024

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