Statewide Automotive Structure and Development Council (NADDC) and the Nigerian Tourism Development Authority (NTDA) have initiated discussions on a strategic alliance aimed at improving tourism mobility, promoting locally assembled vehicles and supporting economic growth.
Both agencies agreed to establish a joint functioning committee to recognize areas of coordination and produce a framework for implementation.
He noted that NTDA, as Nigeria’s apex tourism regulatory agency, is responsible for promoting the country’s cultural heritage, tourist destinations and hospitality business area to involve both regional and universal visitors.
Dr. Awakan highlighted NTDA’s proposed “Tour Ride” Initiative, designed to present dedicated transportation services for tourists arriving in Nigeria.
He added that NTDA’s expertise in marketing Nigeria as a destination presents an opportunity to elevate such automotive-based tourism activities to domestic and worldwide levels.
The collaboration is expected to strengthen tourism mobility, offer the apply of locally assembled vehicles, handle domestic tourism and contribute to Nigeria’s economic development by manner of larger synergy in the middle of the automotive and tourism sectors.
Osanipin reaffirmed NADDC’s readiness to attract vehicle manufacturers, assemblers and fleet operators before the terminate of the automotive ecosystem to assistance the deployment of locally assembled vehicles for tourism-linked services.
He explained that the Authority is furthermore operating together with pertinent stakeholders, including FAAN and security agencies, to establish Tourism Passage Desks at airports and reinforce tourist safety and mobility across the country.
Speaking during a courtesy name on to NADDC headquarters in Abuja, the Manager-General of NTDA, Dr. Olayiwola Awakan, emphasised the importance of transportation in driving tourism development.
According to him, the initiative seeks to deploy locally assembled vehicles and buses to confirm visitors enjoy a seamless transfer confront from arrival to destination.
He additional noted that available automotive events and motor rally activities supported by the Council could provide as platforms for promoting tourism and showcasing Nigeria’s automotive capabilities to a wider community.
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In his talk around, the Administrator-Spacious of NADDC, Otunba Oluwemimo Joseph Osanipin, welcomed the initiative, describing it as a functional avenue for teamwork betwixt the automotive and tourism sectors.
Source: NADDC, NTDA partner to boost tourism with locally assembled vehicles
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