The governorship candidate of Labour Party in Abia State, Mr. Alex Otti, has promised to put an end to the illegal excavation of kaolin and other solid minerals in the state.
Kaolin is found in commercial quatities in Ohiya and other communities in Umuahia South but the mineral has over the years been largely exploited by individuals for their private financial gains. He said his administration would set up ceramics industry at Ohiya, which would use the kaolin deposits in the area to produce tiles for local consumption and exports.
“The present situation now is that this natural resource is mined illegally by some individuals, some of who are not even Abia people, and shipped abroad.
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