By Dare Akogun
The Kwara State Government, has commenced the sealing off of Quarry Sites operating without necessary documents to validate their operational mode in the State.
The Acting Executive Chairman, Kwara State Geographic Information Service Abdulkareem Suleiman led government team to some of the Quarry Sites along Eyekorin express way, in Asa Local Government of the State, where the business was at it’s peak, as Trucks were sited loading stones from the site.
Speaking with newsmen on the exercise, Suleiman said it became necessary, as part of the agency’s responsibilities to control the activity of Quarry in the State and ensure that business is run within the purview of Government.
The Chairman explained that the team was there to seal off the premises, with an instruction that the affected companies should report to his office with all the necessary papers that permits them to operate.
He, however, warned perpetrators that government will not fold its arms watching illegal operation of quarry business is ongoing in the state, adding there shall be consequences, if they are caught.
