The Association of Small Scale Miners of Nigeria Zamfara State Chapter at the weekend commended President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for re-appointing Hajia Fatima Umaru-Shinkafi as the Executive Secretary of Solid Minerals Development Fund/Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative (SMDF/PAGMI).
While expressing gratitude to the president for the appointment, the miners said, “It is a well-considered appointment that will further consolidate, deepen, and strengthen the solid minerals sector.”
The association, in a statement by the chairman, Abubakar Rabiu, also congratulated Fatima Umaru-Shinkafi on President Tinubu’s renewal of her appointment and urged her to justify the confidence Nigerians reposed in her to drive the non-oil sector of the economy in tandem with the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda of a prosperous, equitable, and just democratic nation.
The association praised Fatima Umaru-Shinkafi for her dedication and commitment to developing the solid minerals sector in Nigeria. This sector has attracted foreign investors, empowered local miners, and provided jobs to thousands of youths, thus contributing significantly to the country’s gross domestic product.
According to the association, Fatima Umaru-Shinkafi is a paragon of excellence and will be motivated to take the solid minerals sector to the next level.
They noted that President Tinubu has once more fulfilled one of his campaign promises of appointing women to key government positions, an eloquent testimony to his government’s gender-friendly policies.
The association is proud of Fatima Umaru-Shinkafi and will support her leadership of SMDS/PAGMI in revamping the nation’s economy and providing citizens with democratic dividends.
“We urge Nigerians to support this woman of destiny in our collective quest for a better society,” the association chairman, Abubakar Rabiu, stated.