The Cross River State Government has called on hotels to improve their services in preparation for the 2024 Calabar Carnival and street parties. The Director General of the Cross River Tourism Bureau, Ekpenyong Ojoi, emphasized the importance of private sector involvement in tourism and highlighted the governor's commitment to hotel development. He warned that hotels with subpar services, such as slow response times or maintenance issues, would face closure.
Despite UNICEF’s endorsement, Nigeria ’s only open defecation-free state struggles with human faecesINVESTIGATION: Toxic Tactics: US govt funds pesticide/GM propaganda in Nigeria When Medicines Fail: Many Nigeria ns battle antimicrobial resistance, AMRThe director general, Cross River Tourism Bureau, made the call on Monday in Calabar at an award presentation of N1 million each to 20 hotels and N500 thousand each to 14 restaurants and bars.
Speaking during the presentation of cheques, Mr Ojoi said there would be no tourism in the state without the private sector involvement. Charles Ogar, chairperson of the Hoteliers Association of Nigeria, Cross River Chapter, appealed to hotel and restaurant owners to partner with the state’s tourism bureau to grow the sector.Mr Ogar, who called on the grant beneficiaries to ensure that the funds were ploughed back into their businesses, said tourism in Nigeria has to be led by Cross River.
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