The Chairman of a fast-rising travel agency based in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo State, Destiny Travels and Tours, Mr. Adeosun Ayobami Ishola has identified revival of Eleyele, Ikere Gorge Dams and Suspended Lake, Ado-Awaye as a major step towards improvement of tourism sector in the state.
Adeosun stated this while speaking with journalists in Ibadan on the significance of the tourism sector towards enhancement of the state’s economic agenda.
He used the opportunity to congratulate the Governor-elect, Engr. Seyi Makinde for his electoral victory.
The Chairman of Destiny Travels and Tours said that the achievements of Engr. Seyi Makinde across sectors in the last 46 months brought about the landslide victory recorded at the just concluded governorship election in the state.
Adeosun appealed to the governor to include re-structuring and revitalization of Ikere George, Eleyele dams, Suspended Lake at Ado-Awaye among other tourism sites in his second term agenda to boost the tourism sector, as well as improving the state’s Internally Generated Revenue (IGR).
He disclosed that restructuring and citing of parks at Eleyele dam will create job opportunities for the youth, serve as a source of wealth for traders and will also boost the economy of the state.
Adeosun, a successful travel consultant reiterated that the environment and natural ambience around Eleyele dam have created a natural scene of parks, saying that the dam itself leads to Ido in Ido Local Government and some part of the University of Ibadan.
“It is time the government created natural parks and gardens to generate wealth and reduce the tension of unemployment in the state. The government has to do something about the waterways; they have been there for decades.
“I have traveled to many countries around the world and I can tell you the number of people who have consulted our company to travel abroad for tourism purposes, and this is similar to the parks they are going to enjoy if properly managed.
“Tourism is an important sector of the economy that needs to be improved on to develop the country and state,” Adeosun said.
The Destiny Travels & Tours further highlighted that Tourism creates jobs, generates employment, income and foreign exchange for the hosting community. He added that it boosts the speed of infrastructural developments and provides environmental and ecological benefits to the state and the country.
Destiny Travels and Tour Limited is a travel consultancy firm that specializes in tour packaging, international travel consultation, special vacation, travel insurance, Holy pilgrimage, hotel and flight reservations and other traveling related matters.
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