{"id":306262,"date":"2024-01-18T12:10:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-18T11:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=306262"},"modified":"2024-01-18T12:10:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-18T11:10:20","slug":"ibadan-explosion-why-i-wont-ban-mining-in-oyo-makinde","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/18\/ibadan-explosion-why-i-wont-ban-mining-in-oyo-makinde\/","title":{"rendered":"Ibadan explosion: Why I won\u2019t ban mining in Oyo \u2013 Makinde"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The areas affected by the explosion include Bodija, Agbowo, Eleyele, and Orogun<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said that he would not ban mining activities in the state.<\/p>\n<p>Makinde stated this in an interview on Channels Television\u2019s Politics Today on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he was going to ban mining in the state following the incident, Makinde said, \u201cMy approach has been a little bit different.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will not go out to ban mining activities because there are people who are legally mining in the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey may be international investors. You will give the impression that this is a lawless environment where we will not obey our contracts, what we signed with people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a difficult route to take. When we are swimming through the situation we have found ourselves, we will not have a knee-jerk reaction to the issue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The areas affected by the incident include Bodija, Agbowo, Eleyele, and Orogun.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/17\/illegal-mining-foreigners-indicted-in-ibadan-explosion-makinde\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">governor<\/a> had since blamed illegal miners, who stored explosive devices in one of the buildings in Bodija for causing the explosion.<\/p>\n<p>But he said that his government was on top of the situation, as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu moved to help the state.<\/p>\n<p>Makinde added that his government had provided temporary shelters for the victims and their families.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The areas affected by the explosion include Bodija, Agbowo, Eleyele, and Orogun Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State said that he would not ban mining activities in the state. 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