Style of Ghana 3.0, a programme to show the varied Ghanaian tradition to the world, has been launched in Accra.
An initiative of Ghana Funding Promotion Centre (GIPC), the programme slated for December 23 and 24, 2022, is being completed in collaboration with the Ministry of Info, Ghana Export Promotion Authority (GEPA), Ghana EximBank, Past the Return, and Ministry of Finance.
The others embrace Ministry of International Affairs and Regional Integration, Commerce and Business and Ghana Tourism Authority.
The launch attracted representatives from the Howard College in America, together with the President, Dr Wayne A.I Frederick; Provost, Anthony Ok. Wutoh, and Director of Worldwide Affairs, Tonija Hope Navas.
Talking on the launch in Accra on Wednesday, the Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Tradition, Mark Okraku-Mantey, stated authorities and President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has completed properly to market Ghana.
He stated the nation’s seemingly peace and democratic credentials might be a bait to draw a variety of tourism.
Mr Okraku-Mantey indicated that the target of the federal government was to place tourism to be primary contributor to Gross Home Product within the nation.
He stated the federal government had carried out various initiatives to revamp the tourism, arts and tradition and the renovation of the Nationwide Museum was one of many initiatives, including that about 20,000 guests had been interested in the Nationwide Museum.
Mr Okraku-Mantey urged all stakeholders, notably, the media to play energetic roles in selling tourism within the nation.
“It isn’t solely the obligation of presidency and President Akufo-Addo to market Ghana’s tourism potentials; the employees on the Airport, notably the drivers, who picked vacationers to varied locations throughout the nation, have roles to play,” he stated.
The Chief Government Officer of GIPC, Yofi Grant, in his remarks, stated although the nation was going by means of a variety of challenges, quite a few alternatives abound within the nation.
He stated Ghana was on the centre of the world and the nation might be positioned to change into the vacation spot of vacationers.
Mr Grant indicated that the nation’s quite a few vacationer attraction websites, comparable to rivers, forests, waterfalls, monkey sanctuaries current alternative for the nation to draw a variety of guests.
The CEO of GIPC, stated other than the quite a few vacationer points of interest, Ghana had wealthy and various cultures within the areas of meals, music, dance and clothes.
“Patrons of Style of Ghana 3.0 will showcase the varied elements of the Ghanaian tradition and patrons can have alternative to expertise and really feel the Ghanaian historical past they haven’t seen earlier than,” he stated.
Mr Grant stated the programme, which was a sequel to the 12 months of Return, fashioned a part of measures to show the wealthy Ghanaian tradition to the individuals within the diaspora.
He stated the programme would appeal to a variety of guests within the nation as a part of measures to place Ghana because the Tourism Hub on the planet.
Mr Grant stated Ghana would appeal to the very best of Ghanaian musicians, artists, amongst others, and patrons can be handled to luxurious native dishes, melodious Ghanaian musical renditions.
The CEO of GEPA, Dr Abena Asare, in remarks made on her behalf, stated her outfit was proud to be related to the programme.
She stated the programme was according to the agenda of GEPA to market Ghana and promote the nation to the world.