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Resort
By Aledare Akinwale.
Lokoja, Dec. 14, 2017 (NAN) A Kogi community leader, High Chief Peter Akefe, on Thursday, urged the State Government to turn around the Obangogo Hill resort in order to boost the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
Akefe, who made this call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja, said the resort only needed a face lift to serve as a money spinner for the State Government.
According to him, tourism generates revenue for government, provided that the tourist destination is properly managed.
The high chief said that it was high time the Obangogo Hill resort and other tourist centres in the state are revived.
Akefe said that a state such as Kogi would not depend much on federal allocations by looking inwards.
He expressed confidence that the Obangogo Hill resort has the capacity to rank among the best resorts such as the Obudu Cattle Ranch if the State Government could maximise its use.
According to him, there are tourists, who are interested in spending their vacations or public holidays in such a resort centre at any time of the year.
Akefe described the Obangogo Hill resort as “a place to behold’’ in view of the many exciting historical features on the hill, urging investors to explore the site and invest in it for good returns.
He said that Dec. 27, had been set aside to celebrate the wonders on the Obangogo Hill resort, adding that the 2017 celebration would feature several events.
Akefe called on Nigerians, who have a flair for site-seeing to come and witness the rich culture of the resort centre. (NAN)
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Edited by Shittu Obassa/Yemi Idris-Aduloju