Tourism: FG Calls for PPP on Oloibiri Museum We are committed to Diversification Away from Oil - Jonah
The Bayelsa State Government has been commended for making appropriate investments in the tourism sector in its efforts to diversify the local economy. The Bayelsa State Government has been commended for making appropriate investments in the tourism sector in its efforts to diversify the local economy. Director General of the National Institute for Tourism and Hospitality, Mrs Chika Balogun gave the commendation when she paid a courtesy visit on the state Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah (Retired) in Yenagoa. Mrs Balogun, who had earlier visited some projects and potential tourist sites in the state, including the historic Oloibiri Oil Well, expressed satisfaction with the state government's investments in its international airport on Wilberforce Island, Poultry and Cassava Farms at Ebedebiri as well as the Diagnostic Centre. Describing Bayelsa as a state endowed with great tourist potentials, she noted that, if the current efforts are sustained, the state ec...