By Monsurudeen Olowoopejo 27 January 2021 | 11:08 am
The convener of Africa’s largest cultural fusion, Culturati, Idris Aregbe, has said that the movement would continue to leverage on the continent’s rich culture to retain employment in the tourism sector and boost Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2021 beyond projected limit.
Aregbe said that Culturati would be aggressively promoting tourism to ensure that Nigerians depending directly on the sector for survival retain their jobs in the New Year.
He stated that the sector which had previously contributed 5.1 percent to Nigeria’s GDP could aid the country’s economic growth beyond the 1.1 percent projected for 2021 by some experts if well harnessed and cultural potentials unleashed to address the country’s need.
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The convener of Africaâs largest cultural fusion, Culturati, Idris Aregbe, has pledged to leverage on the continent’s rich culture to retain employment in the tourism sector and boost Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2021 beyond projected limit.
Aregbe made this submission recently at the 13th edition of the annual entertainment festival in Lagos themed, âUnleashing African Potentialsâ.
The convener also noted that Culturati would be aggressively promoting tourism to ensure that Nigerians depending directly on the sector for survival retain their jobs this 2021.
âThe sector previously contributed 5.1 per cent to Nigeriaâs GDP. This could aid the countryâs economic growth beyond the 1.1 percent projected for 2021 by some experts if well harnessed and cultural potentials unleashed to address the countryâs need,â he added.