Runsewe commends Sanwo- Olu for investment in creative industry
Posted on: January 25, 2023, by : uguru okorieThe Director General , National Council for Arts and Culture( NCAC) , Otunba Segun Runsewe, says Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo- Olu has shown deep and unprecedented commitment to the growth of cultural tourism economy in the state, nay Nigeria .
He listed some of the creative sector interventions by the tourism loving governor in recent times, which include: reconstruction of the Badagry slave Museum, unveiling of John Randle Yoruba History and Culture Museum, hosting of United Nation’s World Tourism Organization conference and the iconic 35th edition of Nigeria’s biggest cultural festival expo, National Festival of Arts and Culture ( NAFEST), November, last year. The NCAC Director General also praised Sanwo – Olu for his pragmatic efforts, geared towards bringing the creative tourism economy in Lagos, back to local and global reckoning and acceptation.
Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the official commissioning of the John Randle Yoruba Culture and History Museum by President Muhammadu Buhari , Tuesday in Lagos, Otunba Runsewe who also doubles as Africa Region President,. World Craft Council( WCC) , stated further that the blue rail infrastructure, which now dots Lagos skyline, will aid the rebound and attraction of tourists traffic to Lagos state.
” It’s indeed heart warming to see all the tourism infrastructure and investment on platforms desirable to growing a sustainable creative cultural tourism economy in state, and thus empowering local people and industry practitioners. Governor Sanwo-Olu is a tourism care giver, futuristic and a tourism job creator” Runsewe emphasized.