Abuja Carnival Foreign Participants to Inspect Tourist Centres

The Federal Ministry of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation said on Monday that foreign participants at the Abuja carnival would go on tour of some tourist centres in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Release time : 2013-11-25 15:31:00

source : Premium Times

The Federal Ministry of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation said on Monday that foreign participants at the Abuja carnival would go on tour of some tourist centres in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

The Cultural Officer in the ministry, Amina Usman, announced this to the News Agency of Nigeria at the ongoing Abuja International Carnival.

Ms. Usman, who would lead the tour, said that it would expose the tourism potential of the city to 50 foreign participants.

According to her, the tour will begin on November 26, which is the last day of the carnival.

She said: “Places to be visited include Jabi Lake, Zuma and Aso rock, National Stadium, Millennium and Zoological Park.

“This is a tour to familiarise the foreign participants with the tourism prospects of FCT and to know about other national historical centres in the territory.”

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that foreign participants at the ongoing carnival are from Egypt, Zambia, Trinidad and Tobago, China, and Namibia.

She said that the beauty of the carnival was for foreign participants to be taken round some historical sites and for them to say something about the nation’s tourism potential.

“The country is blessed with a lot of tourism potential that both foreign and local investors can take advantage of.”

“The Abuja international carnival is meant to improve creativity and harmony among Nigerians,” she said.

Ms. Usman said that the carnival would provide an opportunity for the nation to generate wealth.

“People come from different countries and the different states of the federation.”

“They are going to incur expenses on accommodation and food; and this will generate wealth for some Nigerians.”

“The carnival, as well as other indigenous festivals, have created ethnic harmony and strengthened our collective aspiration as a nation,” she said.

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