The Anambra Council, Nigeria’s association of journalists, has urged state governments to consider the development of tourism destinations as a core area of revenue generation and job creation.
Chairperson, Dr. Emeka Odogwu, called during a council picnic to Ogubunike Caves and Waterfalls in Oy City Governorate on Thursday as part of his 2022 Press His Week activities to bring people its natural bounty. profit.
He said Anambra was blessed with so much of such natural and tourist sites.
Odogwu said the sites required government attention in terms of renovation and maintenance, to attract people to visit and wealth generation for government.
“We work round the clock in this part of the world.
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“We need sites of relaxations with family members and friends after hard days, weeks and months of struggles to meet up with life challenges and responsibilities.
“We can make within us relaxing environments as seen in places of western world.
“We all cannot travel to the United States, London, Canada, France, Germany and Mexico among others, for holidays.
“We can holiday in here, if government creates enabling environment,“ he said.
Odogwu listed tourism sites in Anambra to include Igboukwu Museum, Ancient Kingdom Ogbaukwu Cave and Waterfall, Nri Ancient kingdom, Ogbunaka Waterfalls and Nnamdi Azikwe Statute which are located in various council areas of the state.
He said if all the sites were considered as vital for development, they would generate revenue for the state and create jobs for skilled and un-skilled persons within their areas of residence and checkmate criminality.
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