Committee releases agenda to actualize ‘1st Holiday Village in Africa’

A nine-man high powered committee set up by the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello to develop ‘the first ever Holiday Village in Africa’ to be sited in Lokoja, Kogi State, has come up with an 8-point agenda on how to actualize the mandate.

Our Kogi State Correspondent, reports that the Committee, known as Kogi State Advisory Intervention Committee on Culture and Tourism, was inaugurated by Governor Yahaya Bello late last year. 

Arising from a meeting, the Chairman of Kogi State Advisory Intervention Committee, Otunba Segun Runsewe, stated that the Committee, which has other notable Nigerians, such as; Chief (Dr.) Nike Okundaye, Otunbs Wanle Akinboboye, Engr. Joe Makoju, Dr. Ronke Bello and Kehinde Quadri-Adu, were mandated to rapidly unveil Kogi as a tourism hub to the World.

According to Runsewe, the 8-point Agenda includes; Visits to all Historical and Heritage Sites in Kogi State, Hosting the very important National Stakeholders’ Meeting in Kogi State, Trips to Farm and National Sites, Interface with Brand names in the country, Setting up of Media Players, Building a Brand identity for the Holiday Village, Develop feedback mechanism with the Kogi State Government House and host physical meeting when necessary.  

Runsewe, thanked the Governor of Kogi State, Governor Yahaya Bello for his vision in setting up the Kogi State Advisory Intervention Committee on Culture and Tourism, which among other things was poised to fast-track all the numerous tourism potentialities of Kogi State, noting that Kogi State boasts of so many historic, cultural and tourism potentials.

He added that if Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State is able to host the much talked about National Industry-Stakeholders’ Meeting this year in Kogi State, Kogi State will be the first state in the history of Nigeria to host the National Encompassing-Stakeholders’ Meeting.

While commending the Governor Yahaya Bello for taking a bold step to develop the 1st ever Holiday Village in Kogi State, Runsewe, noted that every journey of a thousand mile, starts with a step and the Governor Bello of Kogi State has taken the bold step, which will definitely translate to something big for the youths of today and our future generation to hold on to.

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