A TOURISM PRACTITIONER, MR. EDECHIENE AJULUCHUKWU, SAYS ENUGU STATE HAS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL TO LEVERAGE THE POPULAR DETTY DECEMBER SEASON TO DRIVE TOURISM INVESTMENT, ECONOMIC GROWTH AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT. MR. AJULUCHUKWU MADE THE REMARKS WHILE SPEAKING ON SUNRISE FM’S LIVE PROGRAMME, MATTERS OF THE MOMENT, DURING A DISCUSSION ON THE TOPIC “ENUGU AND DETTY DECEMBER: POTENTIAL FOR TOURISM INVESTMENT, GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT.” ACCORDING TO HIM,ENUGU STATE HAS STRATEGICALLY KEYED INTO THE SEASON TO MAXIMIZE THE VAST OPPORTUNITIES INHERENT IN THE FESTIVITIES. THE TOURISM EXPERT STRESSED THE NEED FOR GOVERNMENT TO INITIATE AND STRENGTHEN POLICIES THAT WILL BOOST TOURISM, NOTING THAT TOURISM IS A COMPREHENSIVE ACTIVITY THAT REQUIRES THE ACTIVE PARTICIPATION AND BUY-IN OF HOST COMMUNITIES.
HE ADDED THAT THE PROMOTION OF TOURISM SHOULD NOT BE LEFT TO GOVERNMENT ALONE BUT SHOULD INVOLVE PRIVATE SECTOR PLAYERS, COMMUNITIES AND OTHER STAKEHOLDER.
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