Governor Bagudu, a keen follower of global cultural tourism source markets and upbeats in emerging destinations, submits that Kebbi’s most famous fishing festival with a huge international offering could swing travel visits to Nigeria and consequently create jobs that will drop unemployment rate in the state and also cause rapid urbanisation of Kebbi’s rural areas.
Governor Bagudu has promised to bring back the Argungu motor rally which predates the famous Paris Dakar Rally in order to build reliable bridges for Kebbi’s technological development and as a strategic support base offering to revive the automotive industry.
However, the state has commenced discussion with renowned General Motors Creative Designer and Director-General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC), Jelani Aliyu on how to revive the Argungu Motor Rally, ahead of next year’s reparations.
Speaking, the special adviser and coordinator of Argungu fishing festival, Alhaji Nura Kangiwa, noted that governor Bagudu is determined to work tourism stakeholders to harness the expected one billion tourists projected to visit notable global tourism destinations at end of this year.
“The Argungu festival would provide opportunity for women in the informal sector which is often home-based and enables women who takes care of children and the elderly relatives to generate income.
The youths with less education will also be captured and that is why we are keen to keep our eyes on the progressive upswing of international tourist movement, a momentum that may peak at the time, Argungu festival takes next year” Kangiwa added.
Meanwhile, plans have been concluded by Kebbi state government to use the Polo and international cultural events coming in July to water the expectations of partners and sponsors of Argungu fishing and cultural festival.
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