The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai
Mohammed, has inaugurated the planning committee for the 61st Meeting of the
United Nations World Tourism Organisation/CAF taking place in Abuja, Nigeria, 4th-6th
June 2018, reports ITRealms.
The Minister, who performed the ceremony in Abuja on
Tuesday, charged members of the committee to ensure the success of the event.
"Today's inauguration kick-starts our preparation for
the hosting of the (UNWTO/CAF Meeting). The task ahead of us is enormous, but
with the quality membership of the Planning Committee, we are up to the task
and we will host a successful event,'' he said.
"You have been selected based on your knowledge and
expertise in content, logistics and planning. Your role is to execute a
successful event with professional inputs and assistance from the Ministry and the
UNWTO. I have no doubt that you will take your assignments very seriously,"
Alhaji Mohammed said.
The Minister also said in a press statement made available
to ITRealms by Special Assistant on Media, Mr. Segun Adeyemi the hosting right
of the event, which was given to Nigeria, has clearly demonstrated the
confidence of the CAF member states and the UNWTO in the country.
He said the highlight of Nigeria's relevance and acceptance
by the Organization, within two years of its return after a period of absence,
was further shown in his election as a Vice Chairman of the UNWTO General
Assembly at an election held during the 22nd session of the UNWTO General
Assembly in Chengdu, China, in September 2017.
Alhaji Mohammed said the UNWTO meeting will afford the
country the unique opportunity to project its image as a safe and desirable destination
for leisure and business as well as promote the country’s tourism products and
services.
He said the meeting will also provide a platform for tourism
stakeholders to interact with their counterparts from other countries, generate
foreign exchange through accommodation in hotels, airfares and souvenirs
purchased by foreign delegates, create direct and indirect employment, thereby
alleviating poverty, and provide the platform for the training for public and
private sector tourism officials.
Membership of the planning committee cuts across the Federal
Ministry of Information and Culture, Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the
Federal Capital Territory, extra-ministerial departments and agencies as well
as the private sector.
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