He also said that some people, including foreigners, especially Chinese, engaged in dredging activities thereby enriching themselves at the expense of the state.
by Chinese nationals, was up-to-date in payment of required dues and taxes to the coffers of the state government.
Other lawmakers, Rasheed Makinde, Desmond Elliot and Rotimi Olowo, said the activities of the dredgers were criminal. Olowo said that some dredgers with Category C approval operate in Category A area without regard to the laws. The committee was, therefore, given an additional two weeks as requested by Akande.The Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, directed the Clerk of the House, Mr. Azeez Sanni, to write the governor and intimate him with the preliminary reports of the committee on the activities of dredgers in the state.
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