By OLIVER SAMBOKO TRADITIONAL leaders in the Gwembe Valley are disappointed with lack of seriousness by the Ministry of Mines over oil and gas exploration in the Chisanga Area.Speaking on behalf of other chiefs in the area, Chief Sinazongwe said they are disappointed with what he described as lack of seriousness on the part of government to explore the oil in the area.Recently Gwembe District Council chairperson, Paul Chilala also complained that despite the local authority and the traditional leadership in the area giving ZCCM-IH green light to go ahead with the exploration of oil and gas, nothing has been done so far.According to a sample collected by the Daily Nation last year, and submitted to the Copperbelt University for analysis, it was found to contain 4.0955 percent oil which experts described as a very good yield. The Gwembe oil was discovered by a group of boys herding cattle near the mountains who alerted the […]
GWEMBE OIL EXPLORATIONS DELAY IRKS CHIEFS
