Unbelievable! El-Rufai reveals striking secret about Kaduna state

– Governor El-Rufai has said that Kaduna state has more gold deposits than South Africa as a whole

– The governor made the disclosure at the Kaduna economic and investment forum

– He said that solid minerals alone will fetch Kaduna state about N40 billion

Malam Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state, revealed on Wednesday, April 6, that the entire mineral deposits in South Africa does not equal the raw gold deposits in one local government area of the state.

Governor El-Rufai disclosed this at the opening of the Kaduna economic and investment forum which held at the Shehu Musa Yar’adua Indoor Sports Hall, Murtala Square, Kaduna.

El-Rufai has said that Kaduna has more gold deposits than South Africa.

According to him, “We have just confirmed that Kaduna state, indeed Birnin Gwari local government alone, has more gold than South Africa. This is proven, this is verifiable; we have all the data and we are collaborating with the federal ministry of solid mineral.”

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El-Rufai said solid minerals alone, would attract about N40 billion investment to Kaduna state and urged investors to explore the opportunities in the state.

He said the new vision of his administration is to make Kaduna a state programmed for abundant investments , economic opportunities and prosperity.

The governor said further that his government has put all mechanism in place to ensure peace and security , good governance , improved quality of lives, and social inclusion for the people and investors coming to do business .

He said that discussions were going on with a large international mining company to come and explore gold reserves in state.

“We are focusing on mining and agriculture in creating jobs in this state. The mining company we are discussing with is going to take our local miners and train them and will group them into cooperatives so that they would become like sub contractors to them and be able to work with them.

“We are working with the federal government very closely to ensure that this happens” El-Rufai said.

He said the government was also taking advantage of its abundant agricultural resources to woe investors, saying Kaduna has the best ginger in the world and that N5 billion would be spent for ginger production in the state.

Meanwhile, the Kaduna state governor has raised an alarm over the emergence of a new Islamic group which poses a far greater threat than the insurgent Boko Haram sect.

Disclosing this in a radio interview on the need to control religious activities in Kaduna, El-Rufai said the new Islamic group Gausiyya, will make Boko Haram’s activities a mere child’s play.

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