JUST IN: Tinubu to Hold Townhall Session with Mining Community in Nasarawa Thursday
POLITICS DIGEST- The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will on Thursday in Lafia, Nasarawa State, hold a Town Hall meeting with the mining community.
This according to a statement by his campaign spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, is “in continuation of his strategic engagement with players in key sectors of the economy.”
Nasarawa State is a major mining hub for many solid minerals in Nigeria.
The state has deposits of Gold, Barite, Coal, Clay, Lead-Zinc, Sault, Gemstone, Silica Sand, Iron Ore, Granite, Tantalite, Marble, Mica, Cassiterite, Limestone and Aquamarine
Tinubu had on Monday met with farmers and agro-commodity traders in Minna where he shared his Action Plan for the transformation of agriculture.
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At the meeting with the mining community, Tinubu will according to the statement unfold his plan to make mining a major plank of Nigeria’s economic diversification agenda as laid out in his policy document tagged ‘Action Plan for a Better Nigeria’.
“Since the launch of the Action Plan by President Muhammadu Buhari on 21 October, 2022 at the State House Banquet Hall, Asiwaju Tinubu has been pitching his proposals to various stakeholders in the country.
“He started his direct engagement with the Business Community in Lagos where business leaders such as Aliko Dangote, Tony Elumelu, Jim Ovia, Aigboje Aig-Imoukhuede, Herbert Wigwe and other top Chief Executives were in attendance,” the statement read in part.
Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule, will lead other APC Governors, Presidential Campaign Council members, party leaders and supporters to the Town Hall meeting that is scheduled to hold at the Government House Banquet Hall.
 Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will on Thursday in Lafia, Paid){kind=link}