Lagos collaborates with organisation on tourism
The Lagos State
government is collaborating with the World Tourism Organisation (WTO)
to stage a capacity building workshop on the development of tourism in
Badagry in February 2011.
Sewanu Fadipe,
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Inter-Governmental
Relations, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Badagry on Tuesday
that the objective was to empower Badagry people through tourism.
He said the state government would also collaborate with the United Nations International Organisation (UNIDO) on the project.
“The UNIDO and WTO
sponsored workshop will hold in February as part of efforts to empower
the people on tourism. Badagry is a tourist destination and it has
hosted international events such as the Black Heritage festival and
Miss Badagry Tourism,” Mr Fadipe said. He said participants would be
drawn mainly from stakeholders in the tourism sector.
“The ongoing
construction of Lagos-Badagry 10-lane expressway is one of the projects
being designed by the Lagos State government to boost tourism in the
ancient town,” Mr Fadipe said.
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