The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, MMSD, Dr. Mary Ogbe has commenced a familiarization tour to some of the Ministry’s Agencies within Abuja in order to have a holistic view of their programmes and activities with a view to enhancing development of the Mining Sector.
A statement signed by Alaba Balogun, Deputy Director, Press, in the ministry, said she kicked-off the tour with visits to the Mining Cadastre Office (MCO), Council of Nigerian Mining Engineers and Geoscientist (COMEG) and the Nigerian Geological Survey Agency (NGSA) on Tuesday.
Speaking at the various Agencies, the Permanent Secretary commended the utmost dedication being put in place to ensure the effective discharge of assigned mandates to realize the economic diversification agenda of the federal government. She also emphasized the need for agencies under the Ministry to collaborate with one another for the common goal of national development.
Dr. Ogbe seized the opportunity of the facility tour to exhort the Directors-General to collaborate with their supervising Ministry in order to change the narrative of the mining industry.
To this end, the Permanent Secretary assured of the unalloyed support of the Ministry to the Agencies to enable them reach higher heights; that will positively impact on national growth and development of the citizenry.
The Chief Executives of the Agencies appreciated the kind gesture of the Permanent Secretary, for making out time from her tight schedule to visit.
They unanimously highlighted the statutory functions of their Agencies and achieved milestones: as well as solicited the support of the Ministry to ameliorate the challenges bedeviling their efforts towards the development of their agencies.
