The Tourism Master Plan and Policy to enhance the potentials of the sector and define the roles of stakeholders .
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, will on Thursday, 1st of July, make a public presentation of a reviewed Tourism Master Plan and a Tourism Policy to guide the activities of the State Government and stakeholders in the sector on all tourism related activities in the State for the next couple of years.
The public presentation of the reviewed Tourism Master Plan
and a Tourism Policy event is supported by Sterling Bank Plc. and will hold at
Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos.
In a Statement Released on Monday through the Public Affairs
Unit of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture, the Commissioner for the
Ministry, Pharm. Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf said that the public presentation
of the two documents would herald a new narrative in the State’s tourism
sector.
She described the presentation of the two documents by
Governor Sanwo-Olu as historic, considering the rigorous processes and the
scrutiny which the documents have been subjected to before arriving at the
reviewed versions which would now be publicly presented on July 1st, 2021.
According to the Commissioner, the approval of the Governor
for the production of both the Tourism Master Plan and Tourism Policy further
demonstrates his resolve to embrace initiatives that would help advance the
development of tourism activities from both the government and private sector’s
perspectives.
As a show of the support of the tourism stakeholders for the
two documents, the Commissioner revealed that various practitioners in the
sector have been invited to witness public presentation event, stressing that
the documents which were prepared in collaboration with the stakeholders, would
be seamlessly embraced by all the affected practitioners.
The Divisional Head, Retail and Consumer Banking, Sterling
Bank, Shina Atilola, who spoke on the partnership of the Bank with the State
Government for the public presentation event, said, “We are excited to partner
with Lagos State as it prioritises tourism and repositions Lagos into one of
the most preferred destinations in Africa.
He described the Tourism Master Plan and Policy by the
Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture as a must-have roadmap for regenerating,
conserving, and making Lagos a high-end tourist destination with global appeal.
Atilola added that the role of the private sector is to
support the government and take advantage of its favourable policies. Without
which, enhanced quality of life for the masses, job creation, and shared
prosperity for all will remain elusive.
“This explains our support for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts
and Culture’s masterplan and policy presentation. It is a roadmap that will
unlock inclusive and sustainable development by harnessing the unique and
abundant endowments of nature and the cultural heritage of the people of Lagos
State,” he said.
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