The Zamfara State chapter of the Association of Small Scale Miners of Nigeria has tasked Hajia Fatima Umaru-Shinkafi, the re-appointed Executive Secretary of the Solid Minerals Development Fund and Presidential Artisanal Gold Mining Initiative (SMDF/PAGMI), with job creation Daily Post Reports .

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    The association stated that her appointment should further consolidate, deepen, and strengthen the solid minerals sector.

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    It called on her to justify the confidence Nigerians have reposed in her to drive the non-oil sector of the economy in line with the President’s Renewed Hope Agenda of building a prosperous, equitable, and just democratic nation.

    In a statement signed by its chairman, Alhaji Abubakar Rabiu, the association described her appointment as fulfilling one of Tinubu’s campaign promises of appointing women to key government positions. It urged Shinkafi to use her position to attract foreign investors, empower local miners, and provide jobs to thousands of youths.

    “We urge Nigerians to support this woman of destiny in our collective quest for a better society,” the statement added.

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