Operators Of Resort, Hotels Lament Poor Power Supply Fuel Scarcity

Whispering Palms, a holiday resort in Badagry, Lagos State is experiencing low turn-out of fun seekers and revelers due to the lingering fuel scarcity.

The chairman of the resort, Prof Deji Femi Pearse told newsmen in Badagry over the weekend that the situation had discouraged tourists from visiting the resort.

He lamented that fun seekers who normally visit the resort could no longer come due to the fuel they would spend to come from long distance to the resort.

The chairman disclosed that on daily basis, the resort students but regretted that at present only between 30 to 50 visitors appear and that on some days none even showed up.

Femi Pears urged government to find lasting solution to the problem as it was affecting all sectors in the country.

This will have a negative impact on our fragile economy, he said.

Similarly, an hotelier in Port Harcourt said while government is harping on the development of the tourism sector, power supply remains the major challenge confronting the growth of the sector.

The hotelier, Maxwell Francis, Managing Director of Maxis Hotels Limited said over 35 per cent of income of meaningful hotel goes in servicing alternative supply.

Francis urged the incoming administration to find solution to the poor electiricty supply in the company for the nation’s socio-economic development.

He said power remains the key to any meaningful tourism business and until proper solution for the challenge is provided, the industry cannot grow in the country.