Kogi to get holiday village

The nine-man committee set up by the Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello to develop the first-ever Holiday Village in Africa to be cited in Lokoja has come up with an eight-point agenda on how to actualize their mandate.

The committee known as Kogi State Advisory Intervention Committee on Culture and Tourism was inaugurated by the governor late last year.

Arising from a meeting today, the chairman of the  Kogi State Advisory Intervention Committee, Otunba Segun Runsewe stated that the committee which is mandated to develop the first-ever Holiday Village in Africa to be cited in Lokoja, Kogi State met and ratified the eight-point agenda.

According to Runsewe, the eight-point agenda includes visits to all historical and heritage sites in Kogi State, hosting the very important national stakeholders’ meeting in Kogi State, trips to the farm and national sites, interface with brand names in the country, setting up of media players, building a brand identity for the Holiday Village, develop feedback mechanism with the Kogi State Government and hosting of the physical meeting when necessary.

Runsewe thanked Governor Bello for his vision in setting up the committee which among other things is charged to fast-track all the numerous tourism potentialities of Kogi State, noting that Kogi State boasts of so many historic, cultural, and tourism potentials.

Runsewe added that Bello was able to host the much-talked-about national industry stakeholders meeting this year in Kogi State.

Kogi State will be the first state in the history of Nigeria to host the National Encompassing-Stakeholders Meeting.

Runsewe commended the Governor for taking a bold step to develop the first-ever Holiday Village in the state, noting every journey of a thousand miles starts with a step.

Wole Shadare