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NGO Tasks Govt On Tourism Dev
A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) in Rivers State, the Opobo Women Welfare Association (OWWA) has called on the federal, state and local governments to urgently encourage the development of tourism across the nation to generate more revenue forth country.
In a key-note address presented at the just concluded 2018 Opobo Women Convention, tagged: “Let’s Work Together, That All May Be One”, President of the group, Ama-Opu-Orubo Felicia Stephen Pepple, maintained that tourism, when put into effective state, would induce employment opportunity for the teeming jobless youths, women and the vulnerable in the society, which needed to be trained on vocational skills for self-reliance in the business.
Pepple stressed that tourism, would induce employment for the people and also create vocational training which will enable them to be relevant in tourism business.
She said that tourism as a large business, which could be considered as a fulcrum for genuine and positive development of any society ought to be harnessed and effectively sustained.
According to her, “Tourism as a lucrative business should be considered as a fulcrum for development of the Nigerian nation. Nigeria as a blessed nation with varieties of natural gifts – the environment and cultural heritage has made name in world history”.
“Nigeria’s ancient heroes and heroines are also relevant in the world tourism history. These factors are also more or less the lode-stone that can attract tourism investments”.
She explained further that Nigerian leaders should capitalize on the advantage of encouraging tourism potentials, especially those natural endowments yet untapped, adding that the cultural festival of the people should be marketed globally in order to enhance attraction and investment.
She commended the efforts of Her Majesty, Queen Prudence Dandeson Jaja, His Majesty, King Dandeson Douglas Jaja, Amanyanabo of Opobo, other stakeholders for pulling their energies, resources and time together to develop the ancient city-state of Opobo through aggressive projects, describing them as, “most resourceful, dynamic and resilient developers of society and the people”.
By: Bethel Toby.
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