The Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John, has recommended Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas for paying particular consideration to the event of the tourism sector.
The minister gave the commendation on Saturday in a goodwill message through the Nwonyo Worldwide Fishing and Cultural Competition at Ibbi, Taraba State.
She stated the tourism sector is now a significant supply of overseas earnings globally.
She, nevertheless, confused the necessity for states to completely develop their tourism sector to be able to appeal to overseas vacationers.
She stated the choice of Governor Kefas to revive the fishing competition, which was deserted for a few years, was a transparent indication that the governor was totally dedicated to creating the tourism sector.
The minister stated Taraba had large tourism potentials and wealthy cultural heritage, which if totally developed, the state and the nation stood to profit extra by way of overseas earnings.
She, due to this fact, pledged her ministry’s help and help to Taraba authorities to allow the state obtain its need to harness tourism potentials.
Additionally talking on the occasion, the rapid previous deputy governor of the state and senator representing Taraba Central Senatorial Zone, Alhaji Haruna Manu, stated the fishing competition was an avenue to showcase the wealthy tourism potential of the state.
Manu who additionally represented the Nationwide Meeting on the occasion pledged that the Nationwide Meeting would help Taraba State authorities to place the Nwonyo fishing competition on the worldwide tourism map to be able to appeal to vacationers into the state.
Throughout the occasion, 170kg fish catch was recorded and a brand new automotive was introduced to the fisherman, Hudu Yakubu who caught the most important fish and took the primary place.
He was adopted by Yusuf Abubakar who caught 150kg fish to take the second place and was introduced with a model new bike whereas Samaila Yakubu who caught 120 kg fish took the third place and was introduced with a grinding machine.
Governor Kefas introduced the brand new automotive to Yakubu through the event.
Different occasions that featured through the fishing competition included boat racing and swimming.