 Benway State Government has stated that the presence of illegal miners in the state and improper reports of mining activities in the state has denied the state of royalty and 13 per cent derivatives. Chairman, Mineral Resources and Environmental Management Committee, Benway State, Miriam Coe Barisda Fidelis, Miriam, who is the State Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, made disclosure while briefing newsmen in Makadee. Barisda Miriam said Benway State only gets in the region of 30 million from the 13 per cent derivatives, attributing this to exploitative activities of illegal miners, as well as in security. Benway State has a deposit of 34 mineral resources out of the total 44 in the whole country. So it's quite, quite unfortunate that a 13 per cent derivative is very, very low. But there is a problem, the presence of the illegal miners in the state, the problem of improper reports of the mining activities in the state that have denied the state, the royalties and the 13 per cent derivative that is improperly given to the state. We have a window, even though it's the federal government managed, but the state has a window to take back from the federal government by the 13 per cent derivatives, which is made through royalty payments. Our duty as a committee is to look into this, into this synergy, to making sure that mineral resources is fully developed in Benway. Hello, hope you enjoyed the news. Please do subscribe to our YouTube channel and don't forget to hit the notification button so you get notified about fresh news updates.