Taraba To Generate N3bn Annually Through Tourism

The Taraba State government yesterday said it is targeting N3 billion annually from tourism to boost its overall revenue generation.

Commissioner for Heritage and Ecotourism, Mr Joseph Nagombe, disclosed this at the Governor Agbu Kefas ongoing interactive session with Taraba critical stakeholders in Abuja.

Nagombe noted that the Kefas administration has revived the tourism sector by resuscitating the popular Nwonyo International Fishing Festival, World Tourism Day Celebration, and Febe Cultural Festivals.

He explained that the facilities at the sites of these  festivals were being improved on to attract more visitors  to enable the state earn good revenue in tourism.

“We are projecting N3 billion annually in tourism revenue when the upgrade of facilities at the various sites of the celebration of these festivals is completed.

“It is on record that the 2024 Nwonyo International Fishing festival we celebrated was adjudged the best in the country and we are poised to do more in the subsequent ones,” he said.

The commissioner appealed to Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (retired) to build a five star hotel on the Mambilla Plateau, Sardauna local government council of the state to boost tourism activities.

He urged investors to take advantage of the enabling environment provided by the current administration to invest in the tourism sector.

LEADERSHIP reports that the interactive session held at Abuja Continental Hotel was attended by all members of the National Assembly from the state across party lines, including captains of Industries, technocrats, and the media.