The Chief Executive Officer of Kakanfo Inn, Ibadan, Damola Are, has said Nigeria is blessed with a natural ecosystem and potential to become a world tourism powerhouse.
Are, who stated this during a courtesy visit to PUNCH Place on Friday, explained that with the right infrastructure like good road networks and jetties in place, it would be easy for investors to access many areas with recreational benefits.
The hospitality expert added that the industry was a source of foreign exchange earnings and noted that if things were done properly, hospitality and recreational centres in the country would compete with their counterparts around the world.
He also stressed the need for the government to consider running a diversified economy rather than a mono-product economy with near total dependency on crude oil.
Are stated, “Hospitality itself is a source of foreign exchange. I have seen places from Ibeano Beach in Akwa Ibom State, to Ikogosi warm spring (in…
