Comments on naijablog: Gold Rush in Kebbi

Oh dear... Yet another flipping natural resource? ...

2007-11-07T15:36:00.000+01:00

Oh dear... Yet another flipping natural resource? We are cursed. How many more people are going to be killed, tortured and kidnapped now I wonder?

It is my hope that the discovery of gold will not ...

2007-11-07T04:42:00.000+01:00

It is my hope that the discovery of gold will not be a curse rather than a blessing in Kebbi State or anywhere else in Nigeria. Just like the discovery of oil made us neglet agriculture, other discoveries may lead us in a similar direction. I hope we have learned our lessons. Read the article "The North - "The Nigerian 'Niger Delta' of Alternative Energy Resources" on www.kebbistate.com to figure out what I mean.

Gosh, tell me there's a geologist worth his degree...

2007-11-06T22:23:00.000+01:00

Gosh, tell me there's a geologist worth his degree in that country! Is the freaking thing even commercially available? Where is it - right smack in the middle of town? Is anyone going to get displaced from their homes? Will long term excavation lead to earth crust crack and subsequent tremors/quakes to surrounding inhabited regions 50-100yrs from now?
Don't even get me started on revenue allocation, let's examine how well we've done since we struck "the black gold" in Oloibiri, in 1956.
Dig almost any piece of land far down into the earth crust and you'll find something of value. Someone put it there, heck, HE put it everywhere!

Okunrin meta

An act of God?

2007-11-06T00:35:00.000+01:00

An act of God?

will the proceeds be part of the federation accoun...

2007-11-05T21:16:00.000+01:00

will the proceeds be part of the federation account like oil?

Thatz really nice.I guess the government has to do...

2007-11-05T16:38:00.000+01:00

Thatz really nice.
I guess the government has to do something about it fast.
They never mentioned the name of the person that discovered the mine.

That illegal miner was really making money. He must be very angry now