By Sylvanus Viashima, Jalingo
JALINGO NIGERIA – The Taraba Commissioner for Heritage and Ecotourism Mr Joseph Nagombe on Wednesday says the Ministry is targeting ₦3 billion annually from tourism to boost the overall internally generated revenue of the State.
Mr Nagombe disclosed this at the Governor Agbu Kefas ongoing interactive session with Taraba critical stakeholders within Abuja and its environs on in Abuja.
He noted that the Kefas administration has revived the tourism sector by resuscitating the popular Nwonyo International Fishing Featival, World Tourism Day Celebration and Febe cultural Festivals.
The Commissioner explained that the facilities at the sites of these festivals were being improved on to attract more visitors to enable the state earn good revenue in tourism.
“We are projecting Three Billion Naira annually in tourism revenue when the upgrade of facilities at the various sites of the celebration of these festivals is completed.
“It is on record that the 2024 Nwonyo International Fishing festival we celebrated was adjudged the best in the country and we are poised to do more in the subsequent ones” he said.
The Commissioner who appealed to Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retired) to build a five star hotel on the Mambilla Plateau, Sardauna Local Government Council of the state to boost tourism activities, urged investors to take advantage of the enabling environment provided by the current administration to invest in the tourism sector.
Our Correspondent reports that the interactive session held at Abuja Continental Hotel was attended by all members of the national assembly from the state across party lines, captains of industries, technocrats and the media.
