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| DIG Members & Rt Hon Funkekeme |
The President, Comrade Okonma made the revelation on Thursday at Asaba when he led the group's executives on a visit to the office of the Senior Political Adviser to the governor, Rt. Hon Solomon Funkekeme.
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| DIG Members & Rt Hon Funkekeme |
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| Comr. Okonma & The Ibusa Widows' |
Explore Delta, a tourism project that was recently approved by the state government has felicitated with the people of Delta state as Nigeria marked 56 independent anniversary.
In a statement by the project coordinator, Mr John Paul Okonma, he stressed the need for Deltans to remain committed to development of the state through youth engagement.
Mr. Okonma, who was present during the one year anniversary of Sly Joe limited, a conglomerate owned by the wife of Olorogun Joe Omene tasked politicians on youth empowerment.
Mr. Okonma while doling out a gift to an outstanding youth called Happy Valentino said: ''Youth empowerment would reduce crime rate as the people are meaningfully engaged.''
The occasion was graced by Chief Joe Omena, President General Urhobo Progressive Union, UPU.
Tourism expert has appealed to Deltans to tap into the huge tourism potential and tourist attractions in the state.
The expert, who is the project coordinator of Explore Delta, Mr. John Paul Okonma while speaking with newsmen on Tuesday 27th in Asaba, disclosed that Delta State was endowed with various natural tourism potentials.
Okonma said for a country like Kenya, without oil or any notable mineral resource, had an exceptionally buoyant economy generated from tourism resources.
''We can borrow a leaf from Kenya by rediscovering itself in the dynamics of our tourism potential.
"Aside from oiling our socio-economic wheels of progress, a conscious, sustained and multi-dimensional coordination and promotion of the our tourism potentials will greatly boost revenue generation in the state."
He said that the potentials were not manmade and therefore should be grateful to God. He therefore, appealed for increased patronage, to develop the sector.
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