•Report by Mudasir Opeyemi
The Osun State Government has discontinued the consultancies being rendered by some organisations for the collection of state revenues at all quarry sites across the State with immediate effect.
Recall that Governor Adeleke shortly after he assumed office in November set up a Committee on Solid Minerals headed by Mr. Samuel Oyedotun.
Announcing the disengagement in a statement signed by the Secretary of Committee,Barrister Hashim Adeoye quoted the Chairman as saying that the decision was necessary to stem the tide of loss of revenue for the State.
According to the statement, the Committee had in its report that some unauthorized agents have been collecting revenues purportedly for the State government on quarry sites, which end up in private pockets.
“Consequently, as part of the mandate of the Committee, all individual or corporate consultants and revenue collectors on the State quarry sites should henceforth desist from plying the quarry sites in the State as a new arrangement will soon be announced in that regard in conjunction with the Osun State Office of Solid Minerals,”he noted.
“Furthermore, all quarry operators and stakeholders in the quarry business in the State are to within 48 hours from the time of this announcement contact the Committee on Solid Minerals for information about the new arrangement. The numbers to call are:
08101006724 or 08135889525.”
He, therefore, warned all the illegal revenue collectors to steer clear of all quarry sites in the State.