In his determination to diversify Kebbi State’s economy and woo investors, Governor Nasir Idris has carried out inspections on mining sites at Warrah and Birnin Yauri in Ngaski and Yauri local councils of the state.   
  
The governor said, during the tour, at the weekend, that it was part of efforts to revive mining activities in the areas, apart from diversifying the revenue base of the state.
  
He noted with satisfaction that Kebbi has multiple sources of revenue besides farming; hence, it remains one of the major contributors to national food security.  
  
The governor said: “The present administration is ready to holistically revive mining activities in the state to attract investors and boost Internally Generated Revenue (IGR) of the state.
  
“I want to use this medium to charge the youth engaged in mining activities to be law-abiding and to ensure that any newcomer to the area is identified by community leaders to avoid criminal tendencies,” Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ahmed Idris, quotes his principal as saying at the occasion.  
  
Conducting the governor round the area, the Chairman, Ngaski Local Council, Abdullahi Buhari-Warrah, said mining activities had been going on in the area for a very long time. He added, however, that some miners abandoned the business.
  
The chairman expressed delight that Idris’ administration was ready to revive and formalise the business in the areas.  Buhari-Warrah assured the governor that the council was ready to extend all the necessary support to what he described as gigantic efforts to diversify the state’s IGR.