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KWARA State is set to join the list of oil-producing states in the country following the discovery of crude oil in Ara Orin in Irepodun Local Government Area of the state.
The discovery came as the state identified solid minerals development and mining as key sources of internally generated revenue to fund development programmes.
The state governor, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, announced the discovery in Ilorin while receiving the management of National Mirror newspapers, who paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House.
Governor Ahmed said the discovery was first highlighted by a farmer who discovered crude oil sprouting from his farm and seven other adjoining sites and alerted the state government.
Providing further clarification, he said geologists from the state Ministry of Industry and Solid Minerals were subsequently directed to confirm whether the substance was indeed crude oil and if so, identify the blend.
According to the governor, the ministry officials did not only confirm the substance as crude oil but identified the blend as Bonny Light, a high-grade of crude oil preferred by European and American refineries due to its unique properties, according to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Communications, Dr Muyideen Akorede …Nigerian Tribune