According to Dele Alake, Nigeria's GDP will be 50% derived from solid minerals

According to Alake, the new Mines Surveillance Security Task Force would coordinate the mine police and deal with high risk instances of breaking mining laws in a proactive manner.According to Dele Alake, the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, solid minerals will make up 50% of the GDP of the country.Alake made this statement on Sunday in Abuja at the presentation of the Agenda for Transformation of Solid Minerals for International Competitiveness and Domestic Prosperity. He stated that the ministry was prepared to bring in foreign direct investment and that it would concentrate on a seven-point agenda. He cites the establishment of the Nigerian Solid Minerals Corporation, joint ventures with multinational mining companies, and the use of big data to analyze the resources of the seven key minerals.