Barely weeks after suggesting tourism
heritage template that could assist Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode
to rebrand the iconic Lagos House into a world heritage site with a multimillion
naira generated revenue bench line Otunba Segun Runsewe has again called on the
federal government and people of Nigeria to take a break from recession and
have a “Tea Party” instead.
He noted that Tourism Export promotion of
Nigeria good and services and agriculture development, all strategically fused
into our economic blueprint and pursued with commitment and passion will bail
Nigeria out of economic recession.
In his short remarks after picking up a
tourism legacy award bestowed on him by the National Association of Nigeria
Travel Agencies (Nanta) for serving Nigeria’s tourism meritionsly Otunba
Runsewe submitted that a 60% aggressive tourism promotion and development
template fused with an export bench of about 12/20% and a national agriculture
powered outlook and expectation of a yearly growth rate of about 35/40% all
keyed into index of national economic timeline would return Nigeria to winning
ways.
“This TEA” strategy can bail us out of
recession and provide the much needed jobs for our people” he noted, adding
that tourism in Nigeria should be seen as serious business.
Runsewe who dedicated his award to the
growth of Nigerian tourism, called on the Nigeria private sector to think out
of the box to drive the industry and commended Nanta for initiating the
innovative award to recognize and encourage those who made visible sacrifice
for Nigeria’s tourism growth.
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