Governor Sanwo-Olu to Present Tourism Masterplan and Policy to Practitioners on
Thursday
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, will on Thursday, 1st of July, make
a public presentation of a reviewed Tourism Master Plan and a Tourism Policy to guide the
activities of the State Government and stakeholders in the sector on all tourism related
activities in the State for the next couple of years.
The public presentation of the reviewed Tourism Master Plan and a Tourism Policy event is
supported by Sterling Bank Plc. and will hold at Adeyemi-Bero Auditorium, Alausa, Ikeja,
Lagos.
In a Statement Released on Monday through the Public Affairs Unit of the Ministry of
Tourism, Arts and Culture, the Commissioner for the Ministry, Pharm. Mrs. Uzamat Akinbile-
Yussuf said that the public presentation of the two documents would herald a new narrative
in the State’s tourism sector.
She described the presentation of the two documents by Governor Sanwo-Olu as historic,
considering the rigorous processes and the scrutiny which the documents have been
subjected to before arriving at the reviewed versions which would now be publicly presented
on July 1st, 2021.
According to the Commissioner, the approval of Governor Sanwo-Olu for the production of both the tourism Master Plan and Tourism Policy further demonstrates his resolve to embrace
initiatives that would help advance the development of tourism activities from both the
government and private sector’s perspectives.
As a show of the support of the tourism stakeholders for the two documents, the
Commissioner revealed that various practitioners in the sector have been invited to witness
public presentation event, stressing that the documents which were prepared in collaboration
with the stakeholders, would be seamlessly embraced by all the affected practitioners.
The Divisional Head, Retail and Consumer Banking, Sterling Bank, Shina Atilola, who spoke
on the partnership of the Bank with the State Government for the public presentation event,
said, " We are excited to partner with Lagos State as it prioritizes tourism and repositions
Lagos into one of the most preferred destinations in Africa.
He described the Governor Sanwo-Olu led Tourism Master Plan and Policy by the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and culture as a must-have roadmap for regenerating, conserving, and making Lagos a high-end tourist destination with global appeal.
Atilola added that the role of the private sector is to support the government and take
advantage of its favorable policies. Without this, enhanced quality of life for the masses,
job creation, and shared prosperity for all will remain elusive.
This explains our support for the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture's master plan and
policy presentation. It is a roadmap that will unlock inclusive and sustainable development by
harnessing the unique and abundant endowments of nature and the cultural heritage of the
people of Lagos State," he said.