The Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwumi Ambode, has said
the state plans to use tourism, hospitality,
entertainment and sports to drive development of the state.
Speaking during a tour of the National Museum,
Onikan, Lagos Ambode stated that the state government and the Federal Ministry
of Information and Culture will collaborate to redevelop the National Museum
situated in Onikan, Lagos.
Pointing out that that the development of the museum
will include a new museum complex to be ready before next year’s celebration of
Lagos at 50, Akinwunmi expressed optimism that the expected gains of the partnership
with the Federal Government on the National Museum will further reduce gaps in
job creation with the engagement of artisans and other related skills.
Accompanied on the tour by the Minister of
Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Akinwunmi expressed hopefulness
that the mutual effort of the state and the Federal Government will be
beneficial to the country in terms of development and preservation of
monuments.
He referred to an on-going multi-storey car park
complex being undertaken by the state government near the National Museum as a
project that will complement the envisaged collaborative arrangement.
Referring to the proposed partnership with Lagos
State Government as ‘a dream come true’ Alhaji Mohammed expressed joy at the
interest shown and demonstrated by the Akinwunmi led administration in the
state.
Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and
Culture, Mr Folorunsho Folarin-Coker, noted that the synergy between the Lagos
and the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture will take the tourism and
culture sector to the highest level ever witness in the country.
On the team are; Director General, National
Commission for Museums and Monuments, Mallam Hamdala Usman, Hon Adebimpe
Akinsola, the Special Adviser to the
Governor on Arts and Culture, , the Commissioner for Information and Strategy,
Mr Steve Ayorinde and permanent
secretaries.
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