Rivers State Ministry of Culture and Tourism
The Rivers State Ministry of Culture and Tourism is a government ministry of Rivers State, Nigeria entrusted with the formulation and implementation of policies to promote culture and tourism with a view to stimulating economic growth in the state. The ministry's mandate is to "Put in place programmes and events that attract international, national and local tourists."[1][2]
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Rivers State |
| Headquarters | 6th Floor, Block B, State Secretariat Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria 4°46′22″N 7°1′1″E / 4.77278°N 7.01694°E |
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Vision
editThe Ministry of Culture and Tourism states that its vision (and mission) is:[2]
To promote the diverse cultural heritage of Rivers’ people and to identify and develop the tourism potentials of the State as a means of job creation, wealth generation as well inculcating pride and dignity in our local art work and cultural values. This is to establish and brand Rivers State a choiced destination for cultural tourism beside oil and gas.
Objectives
editThe Ministry of Culture and Tourism has the following objectives:[2]
- To draw immediate attention to tourism development in Rivers State.
- To provide leisure and recreational faculties in the local government areas of the state.
- To reawaken interest and active participation of all stakeholders in the development of Rivers State culture towards economic well-being of the people.
- To identify the cultural diversity and heritage of the state for proper management and utilization.
- To regulate, categorize, standardize and control hotels, restaurants, fast foods, travel agencies, four operators and other tourism related enterprises.
- To provide enabling environment for the development of traditional small scale/cottage enterprises for domestic and export promotion.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Tourism Summit Begins In Rivers, 'Morrow". The Tide. Port Harcourt: Rivers State Newspaper Corporation. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ^ a b c "Ministry of Culture and Tourism". mct.rv.gov.ng. Retrieved 2 June 2018.