FTAN excos visit, strengthen ties with NCAC to drive new cultural-tourism narrative

The newly elected Executive of the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria (FTAN) have been assured of a greater cooperation to move the association to higher heights.

The director general, National Council for Arts and Culture, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe gave the assurance in Abuja today when the newly elected Executive of the Federation paid him a courtesy call in his office.

Runsewe, who was enthusiastic about the visit described it as timely said that it speak volume of NCAC as a dependable ally in the effort of changing the narratives in the arts and culture sector.

He maintained that the tourism and culture sector are like siamese twins which many are yet to understand the significant connection. 

“Culture produces the content while tourism markets and sustain the system” he added; that this is the reason why culture and tourism are inseparable.

The NCAC DG, however frowned at the serious insecurity problem in the country and urged government to collaborate the federation in the area of monitoring and screening of various hotels which often serve as hiding grounds for criminals in our society.

He called for a higher level of participation by stakeholders and practitioners in the sector in order to stimulate and benefit from the industry which is know as the highest employer of labour.

Runsewe assured the executives of FTAN of NCAC readiness to allocate an office space for the Federation when the NCAC cultural village becomes fully operational.

Earlier in his remarks, the President of the Federation of Tourism Associations of Nigeria, Mr Nkerewem Onung said the incubent executive of the federation were in the council to thank the NCAC DG, Otunba Runsewe for the fatherly and advisory role he has played before and after the election which produced the newly elected officials at the 2021 Annual General Meeting (AGM) to manage the affairs of the federation.

Onung who congratulated Runsewe on his reappointment as the Director General of NCAC by President Buhari revealed that the NCAC DG is a statesman, a patriotic Nigerian and an icon in the culture and tourism sector whose role has changed the narratives in the sector since his assumption office as the number one person of the NCAC.

Onung explained that the visit was also to strengthen the already existing relationship between the private investors in the culture and tourism sector and the NCAC and also sought council’s support and assistance in the area of logistics to enable the federation carry out its numerous responsibilities.

Also the First Vice President of FTAN, Mr Badaki Aliu thanked the Otunba Runsewe for the uncommon hospitality accorded them and expressed optimism that the newly elected executive will increase its level of collaboration with the council in order to achieve the aims and objectives of the federation.

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