….as hotel owners request electricity intervention
By Kevin Pepple
The Rivers State Ministry of Culture and Tourism has directed hotel owners in the state to document all hotel guests ahead of the yuletide season.
This it said will help boost security and Medicare improve tourism in the state.
State Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Israel Ngbuelo at a familiarization and interactive meeting with hoteliers and restaurant operators in the state said the government is poised to improve tourism to boost the economy.
Dr. Ngbuelo used the meeting condemn those demarketing Rivers State not to do so out of self-interest.
However, he affirmed that Rivers State is conducive for business growth, adding that the era of crisis is over.
In his remarks, the Permanent Secretary, Rivers State Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ishmael Tomoni-Aladieokuma, urged hoteliers to maintain cleanliness, security, and possess the requisite management capacity to restore Port Harcourt’s “Garden City” status.
Meanwhile, Eugene Nwauzi, Chairman of the Nigeria Hotels Association, Rivers State, appealed to the government to develop policies enhancing the hospitality sector. Other stakeholders requested hotel registration, standard enforcement, and electricity supply interventions.
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