Gold Refinery: FG Dismisses NEF’s Claims Of Violating Federal Character Principles

The Federal Government has dismissed claims by the Northern Elders Forum, NEF, that it violated the principle of federal character by siting a gold refinery in Lagos. This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Adviser to the Minister of Solid Minerals Development on media, Segun Tomori in Abuja. The statement says the refinery is a wholly private-sector initiative and not a Federal Government project. It describes the […]