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It’s becoming evident that Nigeria tourism future can only be secured if the practitioners take to some measured steps of political faith to save the sector from scavengers. Today, and possibly in the nearest future, we shall carefully put on the public space, certain individual or collective efforts to determine the course to which the tourism and travel multi billion dollars sector, must shape up in Nigeria. It is said and rightly admitted that man is a political animal, and to the best that one can remember, this run rings around our perception to contribute to the development of our nation, starting from our immediate localities and environment. Tourism is about the totality of humanity, the desires, the peace and tranquility and growth potentials. This definitely finds bearing to the fact that our tourism sites, history, tradition, culture and hospitality, starts from our homes, villages and kindred. Years ago,I had visited my kindred, having been born outside the environment and wanted to study my roots. Who is where and why we speak in a tongue, different from others in same geographical area yet can relate well, why same breathe in the good of others, culture differing yet makes meaning in the collective gatherings of multi-layer culture conference and interestingly, acceptable and welcomed by others. It was a huge experience, fact to fact to communal development, that within those circumstances and differences, the melting point, remains the progressive desire to benchmark improvements in socioeconomic development of the individual and people. The research work, birthed a process, a history of my people, not from my Diaspora understanding but fueled through deep interactions and discussions with my uncles and relations, most who sadly had left this earthly space. Today, that piece of cultural and historical narrative of my people, has become a living mobile library to anyone who need to know about my kindred, our forbearers, their thoughts on economy, culture, tradition, customs and even religious beliefs. As wont with the republican nature of my people, the work was subjected to serious historical and cultural heritage interrogation, and at the end, became a bridge to further studies of our people. This reminds me of what is actually playing out in tourism community recently. Interestingly, there are those who are quick to join voices to issues beyond their comprehension, to subjective interpretations and analysis and at the end, muddle the waters of our tourism Jordan. About two weeks ago, Samson Akpata Nunayon , a young man, who possibly may shape Lagos tourism space if he keeps his head out unnecessary tension, sent me a message. He heads Association of Tourism Associations of Nigeria, Lagos Chapter and also runs an online radio programme on tourism. He told me of his intention to build a coalition of tourism practitioners across board to politically measures out the industry’s strength and also audit certain tourism benefits to Lagos practitioners. Having permitted him to give me the profiles of like minds to this conference of tourism influencers, it is positively implicative that one is supportive of the tourism political engineering to which Apkata canvassed. How this process fared and may likely influence tourism opinion and including the Lagos government tourism action plans, going forward, will pan out in the next administrative circle in Lagos soon. However, the conference of Lagos based tourism practitioners seriously deepens the importance of protecting the tourism space and ecosystem with right people, experienced hands, thus engendering strategic growth of the sector. No doubt, head hunting for the best tourism heads, with capacity, credibility and professionalism has never borne the signature of industry players. Let me make exception to certain facts which again, placed Lagos above peer scrutiny of political leadership across Nigeria and in tourism decisions, excitedly captures senior Ministry of Tourism administrators with focal intel on tourism or related activities....
There are times and situations that we must be boldly seen to take a stand for public...