 Stakeholders have called on the government to protect the interest of host communities from foreign complaints who degrade the environment and oppress indigenous people while engaged in mining activities. At a natural resource governance summit, attention was drawn to the plight of host communities in Nigeria, the West African sub-region and other parts of Africa. Plus, TV News correspondent Emmanuel Eugenia complies the reports. Host communities have been at the receiving end of natural hazards associated with mining activities like water pollution, land degradation and other health-related challenges in their affected areas. To this end, the Global Rights Group in its advocacy campaign is championing an awareness where critical stakeholders can bring some sheer ideas and experiences on ways to profit solutions to the situation. It's actually a West African program where we interrogate the whole issues across the West Africa region, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and all other West African regions, and to see how can we make our host communities sustainable, how can we reduce or eliminate the negative impacts of mining activities in our communities. And so why is good to do business, how do we ensure that we are doing business in a way that does not negatively impact the lives and livelihood of the host communities? Resource persons and members of host communities share better experiences, while also placing major blames on the government for looking away at its plight. Over time, we have seen situations where communities, where natural resources are taken in the country, have become the face of poverty in the land. And that is what's my work over the years in the mining sector, including the oil and gas sector. We have many mining communities in Angkor, Bukui, Moru, and Agumilo Calgema in Zampara State, but due to escalation of the conflict, almost all the communities now are displaced. Therefore, it is no longer an issue of where we have artisanal miners because there is a rate of insecurity and escalation of insecurity in the most of the mining host communities. Therefore, it is no longer about having artisanal mining activities, but they are looking for alternative ways to save their lives. Do blastering. Lead used to fall from the company to the dam we are using is very close. Look at the company mining site, look at the dive. And that is water we are using. Our borehole have dried because of currently where there are is about 350 meters. So the water have dried, we don't have water, we have to go to other communities to get drinking water. It is hoped that the final recommendation from the summit will help address the multiple challenges faced by the host communities as the government continues to profit from the mining exploitation.