By Abdullateef Salau
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi II, has pledged to turn Ife into a new tourist haven.
He said this was
necessary in the face of dwindling Nigerian economy occasioned by the
fall in oil price at the international market.
Oba Adeyeye said this when he paid a courtesy call on the Cuban Ambassador to Nigeria, Mr Carlos Trejo in Abuja.
The monarch said
the visit was to discuss ways of exploring tourism potentials of
Ile-Ife, to create wealth for the ancient kingdom.
He promised to
facilitate collaboration between the Nigerian Tourism Development
Corporation (NTDC) and the Republic of Cuba to strengthen and develop
domestic tourism to international standards.
The Cuban
Ambassador, Carlos Trejo, in his remarks, said the link between the
Cubans and the Yorubas should be exploited to entrench values in the
area of tourism.
Also, the Director-General, NTDC, Dr. Sally Mbanefo, in an interview said tourism should be driven by the private sector.
Mbanefo urged
government at all levels to create enabling environment for the industry
to thrive by providing the requisite infrastructure.
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