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ALGON President Not Sacked – Official

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7 years ago

September 9, 2019

Joel Ajayi

Secretary-General of Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) Mrs. Binta A. Bello has described the rumored sack of its National President, Kolade Alabi David as an absolute falsehood, saying that it is the handiwork of some mischief makers and enemies of progress to the association.

Mrs. Bello, however, called on the general public to regard the information as false and baseless.

It will be recalled that a purported resolution signed by one ALGON National Publicity Secretary, Andrew Alu which states that Kolade Alabi David has been sacked by an unofficial NEC meeting in Abuja lacked credibility.

The same Andrew Alu-led group also claimed the Deputy National Chairman and Chairman of Soba Local government area of Kaduna state, Mahmud Mohammed Aliyu was appointed as Kolade Alabi David’s replacement.

ALGON in a statement issued by the Secretary-General Mrs. Binta A. Bello described the scandalous assertion as unfortunate and attempt to embarrass the association and its president

On his own, the National Deputy President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) Hon. Mohammed Aliyu, in a separate, released debunked the rumored of taken over the leadership of ALGON.

According to the rejoinder, I Hon. Mohammed Aliyu do without fear of contradiction state that I was not at the purported “National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of September 06, 2019 held at “NICON HOTELS” and could not have been part of a mischievous characters/gangsters plot to ridicule an established body like ours.

“I never heard nor was I invited/informed about their scandalous intention. I affirm loyalty to the body of ALGON and particularly to my national President, Hon. Kolade David Alabi and the entire leadership of ALGON as constituted on March 28^th, 2019.”

Also, the Secretary-General Mrs. Binta A. Bello in the released on Monday in Abuja read thus: “My attention has been drawn to an alleged meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) held on 6^th of September 2019, during which the National President, Hon. Kolade Alabi was said to have been removed from the office.

“I write to categorically state that no such meeting was held. As the Secretary-General of the Association, the responsibilities of processing the convening of such a meeting is vested on me or delegated by me and neither of the two happened. It is therefore rather unfortunate that some mischief makers claimed that such a meeting took place.

“I, therefore, call upon the general public to regard the information as false. Hon. Kolade David Alabi is still the incumbent National President of ALGON.

“ I urge ALGON staff to guide against passing false information and remain loyal to the leadership of ALGON headed by the National President, Hon. Kolade David Alabi as constituted on March 28^th, 2019.Hon. Mohammed Aliyu, the National Deputy President of the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria (ALGON) do without fear of contradiction state that I was not at the purported “National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of September 06, 2019 held at “NICON HOTELS” and could not have been part of a mischievous characters/gangsters plot to ridicule an established body like ours.

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Alake Inaugurates Nigeria-US Solid Minerals Committee, Dismisses $700bn Claim, Says No Assets Sold

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4 days ago

October 28, 2026

The Gleamer

Joel Ajayi

The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake, on Tuesday inaugurated the Nigeria-United States Committee on Strategic Cooperation in the Solid Minerals Sector in Abuja, dismissing reports that Nigeria sold $700 billion worth of solid minerals to the US.

The inauguration followed the strategic cooperation framework established between Nigeria and the United States during the 81st United Nations General Assembly in New York.

In a statement issued on Wednesday by the Head PRESS and Public Relations Department Mrs. Kania Maliki Andeyaba stated that, Alake in the Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, signed with the US is a government-to-government platform to facilitate business-to-business engagements between American investors and Nigerian local operators, not a sale of assets.

Harping on the importance of the solid minerals sector to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s economic diversification agenda, he noted that the administration was committed to reducing dependence on a mono-product economy through the sustainable development of Nigeria’s vast mineral resources.

According to him, the Nigeria–US partnership as a strategic initiative to attract investment, promote technology transfer, strengthen local mineral processing and create employment opportunities.

“There is no sale of any Nigerian asset. There’s nothing exchanging hands,” Alake declared.

“We created a platform to facilitate mingling of US investment ventures with Nigeria’s local operators. It is in the public domain. We signed it in public and published it in four or five national newspapers.”

The Minister said reports claiming the US was coming to take over Nigeria’s minerals and security architecture were untrue at best and products of riotous imagination at worst.

Explaining the policy thrust, Alake said Africa has historically held the short end of the stick in global economic transactions, and Nigeria is determined to change that model.

“We have the resources, the critical elements the world needs to transit to clean energy. So we are creating a new paradigm — you bring your capital, expertise and technology, to match with our natural resources and create a win-win situation . The investor gains, Nigeria gains.’’he said.

Nigeria, he stressed, had operated a mono-cultural economy dependent on oil, while solid minerals were exploited informally — with ores taken “from pit to port” without value addition.

Alake said government has now made local processing mandatory, refusing to grant mineral titles to investors without a clear pathway to processing in Nigeria.

He said the policy led to the springing up of processing factories, including the largest lithium processing plant in West Africa commissioned recently in Nasarawa by the Vice President, and informed the formation of the African Minerals Strategy Group.

Alake noted that investor confidence has returned due to macro-economic reforms by President Bola Tinubu that guarantee security of tenure and repatriation of profits.

He charged the committee to discharge its assignment responsibly, saying its work is strategic to achieving the President’s $1 trillion economy target.

To this end, he told the Committee to ensure effective coordination, identify investment opportunities and translate the framework into measurable outcomes capable of positioning Nigeria as a competitive player in the global solid minerals industry.

In his welcome address, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry, Engr. Faruk Yusuf Yabo, said the inauguration translates growing bilateral engagements into a structured framework for practical cooperation and investment mobilization

Economic Officer at the US Embassy, Jonathan Baas, said President Donald Trump has prioritized three areas for US embassies — energy, artificial intelligence/super intelligence, and critical minerals.

Baas said Washington’s direction is to work with partners to secure critical supply chains while ensuring partners capture value.

“We just signed a contract today on looking into building AI data centres in Nigeria at the Nigerian Economic Summit. That’s the direction Washington wants us to go,” he said.

In his vote of thanks, CEO/Managing Director of Nigeria Solid Minerals Company, NSMC said that the committee

is expected to coordinate implementation, facilitate investment and monitor progress towards achieving the objectives of the Nigeria–US cooperation framework.

The inauguration reinforces the Federal Government’s commitment to repositioning the solid minerals sector as a key driver of economic diversification, industrial development and national prosperity under President Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda.

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