Obiano set to rehabilitate Ogbunike Caves to world’s standard

In its stride at ensuring that the people of Anambra State derive maximum benefits from the numerous tourism potentialities in the state, Governor Willie Obiano has commenced a sequential and revolutionary enhancement of historical sites, ancient groves, and indigenous arts works renaissance for global acceptability.

According to the state Commissioner for Indigenous artworks, Diaspora, Culture and Tourism, Dr Sally Mbanefo,  the state Governor would flag–off a series of tourism sites renovation, rehabilitation and resuscitation agenda  geared towards repositioning and   enhancement of these sites for global and domestic patronage.

She said “The essence of  these  strides in the tourism sector acceding to my Governor is  to develop the state,  empower the youths, generate employment and stimulate wealth”.

Mrs Mbanefo  revealed that Anambra State is not only a paragon of tourism, but has the singular luck to have gotten   a man at the  helms of its affairs   who does not only  understand the import of tourism perfectly well, but has a good grasp and vision of how he would utilise the tourism potentialities in the state for the benefit of all.

The Commissioner disclosed that ‘Governor Obiano’s tourism vision is honed pointedly to position and re-engineer Anambra State to partake bountifully from the big tourism economy both locally and internationally”.

She said, “Our efforts are not only to project the state as a tourism destination for foreign tourists, but also stimulate the consciousness of tourism in the minds of the indigenes and Nigerians. Hence the conscious and deliberate move at carrying along the community and indigenes in every development act we embark on tourism”.

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Mrs  Mbanefo revealed that  Ogbunike Cave, is  a wonderful natural tourism  which lies within the tropical rainforest belt and  situated in a valley behind the Ogba hills which is   accessed  by  descending into the valley with a lengthy walkway made up of about 317 steps, these steps said to have been constructed by the Anambra State government in the mid 90s have been falling.

According to her, the Governor has decided to make access to the cave pleasurable, smooth and convenient as the 317 steps are not going to be fixed, but the interior of the caves will be made conducive for a pleasurable experience.

“We are going to fix the steps, enhance the environment, rehabilitate the facilities therein and make the caves conducive for the consummation of tourism dream”.

She revealed “Governor Obiano is not leaving any stone unturned at ensuring that quality value is added to every atom of tourism products of the people of Anambra State. He is forging ahead at making sure that the state is a desirable global  tourism destination where you, discerning  tourism lovers, patrons and investors will be partners in the advancement of tourism economy in the state”.