Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday spoke on Lagos Tourism, saying the state is taking the driver’s seat for the development of Tourism, Arts and Entertainment in Africa.

Governor Ambode, who spoke on a programme on Ben TV, United Kingdom, as a prelude to the ongoing Notting Hill Carnival, said his administration in the last 27 months has made concerted efforts to fulfill one of his campaign promises to ensure that Lagos becomes the tourism and entertainment hub of Africa.



 
The Governor, who was represented at the programme by his Special Adviser on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Hon. Mrs Adebimpe Akinsola, said his administration was seriously implementing project T.H.E.S.E. an acronym for Tourism, Hospitality, Entertainment and Sporting Excellence to boost tourism, employment generation and relaxation especially for the youth.
 
“Under project THESE, we are resolved to grow the Lagos economy and empower the youth through several alternative means which include the tactical promotion of Lagos tourism, entertainment and sports.

“Our intention is to put Lagos on the world map as one of the top 10 tourist destinations because we know that the hospitality and entertainment business is thriving and that is the reason we are investing heavily on this sector. The truth is that the era of white collar job is over. The ultimate now is to encourage youth entrepreneurship and create a platform for our youths below 35 who are the future of tomorrow; because when they are engaged meaningfully they would contribute their quota towards increasing the IGR of the State,” the Governor said.
 
He also restated his commitment to build five new arts theatres across the State as part of efforts to engage the youths and promote tourism through arts and entertainment.



 
The Governor said the decision to participate in the Notting Hill Carnival holding from Saturday 26 to Monday 28 August, was to keep with the tradition of showcasing the State’s entertainment and tourism potentials to the world.

He said this year’s edition also coincided with Lagos 50th Anniversary celebration, saying that it would also offer opportunity to woo Nigerians in diaspora and tourists alike to visit Lagos.

“We are here again this year, the second year running in a global platform which the Notting Hill Carnival represents as it attracts people from all over the world. Our presence here is to attract not only Lagosians, but blacks generally that Lagos is now the destination that every one of them must come to.

“Lagos is having its own corner. Nigeria does not have a corner, no African country has a corner here, we are using Lagos corner to tell the world that we are prepared to be home for entertainment and tourism because it would drive the economy of Lagos, the 24/7 economy in such a way that anytime you come to Lagos, there is something to celebrate. So we invite our brothers in the diaspora to come and exploit the beauty of Lagos,” Governor Ambode said.



SOURCE: www.barbaric.com.ng/lagos-tourism-entertainment-africa

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ambode please look into affordable and decent housing for Lagos. and also take development to the slums of ajegunle and orile.

Lagos cant go far with this ''face me I face you format''

Sir i laud all your effort but this cannot happen when criminality is entwined with transportation system and when roads are still so bad, Its not about VI and lekki its about sanitising the other areas, educating the touts and cleaning them up, as long as thuggery is permitted and inner and outer roads remain bad we cannot achieve the tourism target. Also no traveller will ever come back after being extorted by nigerian police, even we wey dey are praying to leave.


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nzeobi:
ambode please look into affordable and decent housing for Lagos. and also take development to the slums of ajegunle and orile.

Lagos cant go far with this ''face me I face you format''

Rubbish, Kenya has the biggest slums in Africa between, which country doesn't have slums?

Pidgin2:


Rubbish, Kenya has the biggest slums in Africa between, which country doesn't have slums?

Is the slum in Nairobi? Is it attracting tourists?

What updated and well maintained infrastructures does Lagos presently have to "Emerge as the Hub of Tourism and Entertainment in Africa"

Complete jokers!

Tourism is not all about destroying old structures and replacing such with new ones but preserving these structures to serve as a historical place.

Not all things are modern; people still want to live with the past. So, LASG should consider this when making Lagos a tourist center so that people have places to go learn from!

Presently, if LASG doesn't fix the roads (inner roads in particular), they are simply deceiving themselves. There are just some basic infrastructural facilities that aid these things

Beautyaddy:
What updated and well maintained infrastructures does Lagos presently have to "Emerge as the Hub of Tourism and Entertainment in Africa"

Complete jokers!

Oga, have you been to Epe lately?