Tourism Won’t Survive Without Security, NSCDC Tells Operators

The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), FCT Command, Dr. Olusola Odumosu, has issued a steadfast informing to tourism stakeholders crossed the state that information indispensable beryllium prioritised if the manufacture is to thrive.

Dr. Odumosu, who issued the bold wake-up telephone to tourism operators to prioritise information oregon ticker the manufacture bleed retired its potential, delivered the connection connected Friday during an lawsuit marking this year’s World Tourism Day, themed “Tourism and Peace: Building Through Cultural Diplomacy.”

According to him, the nation’s affluent tourism imaginable remained underutilised mostly due to the fact that of wide insecurity and the cognition of unsafe destinations.

In a connection issued by the FCT Command’s spokesperson, DSC Monica Ojobi, the Commandant stressed that nary meaningful concern tin hap successful the tourism assemblage without strong, visible, and reliable security.

He said, “There is nary tourism without security. Tourists volition not sojourn places wherever their information is uncertain. For this assemblage to grow, operators indispensable enactment intimately with information agencies.”

He explained that arsenic the bureau liable for the extortion of Critical National Assets and Infrastructure (CNAI), the NSCDC considers tourism sites a nationalist priority, fixed their cultural, historical, and economical significance.

“Tourism sites are captious assets. Their preservation and extortion should not beryllium negotiable. When decently secured, they promote investment, pull section and planetary visitors, and boost the economy,” Odumosuu said.

He emphasised that galore imaginable tourism hubs remained underdeveloped due to the fact that of information concerns. “People volition lone question erstwhile they consciousness safe. If we bash not hole this, we are simply sabotaging ourselves,” helium stated.

The FCT Commandant further urged tourism stakeholders to task the country’s affluent tourism imaginable to the world, but not without putting information astatine the forefront.

“We are acceptable to spouse with operators to unafraid tourer sites crossed the FCT. But this indispensable beryllium a two-way effort, the manufacture indispensable besides put successful information infrastructure that boosts visitant confidence.”

He cited palmy collaboration betwixt the NSCDC and different information agencies, peculiarly successful identifying and clearing high-risk areas and ‘dark spots’ wrong the FCT.

Despite insecurity challenges, Odumosu said helium believed that contempt the challenges, Nigeria’s tourism assemblage tin inactive present important growth. He referenced iconic destinations similar Obudu Cattle Ranch, Kwa Falls, Zuma Rock, and Yankari National Park arsenic examples of world-class attractions that merit amended security, promotion, and investment.

“Tourism tin span taste divides, thrust section economies, and alteration antagonistic planetary perceptions astir Nigeria. But nary of that volition hap unless information is guaranteed,” helium added.

While helium acknowledged that nary state is escaped of insecurity, Odumosu insisted that Nigeria indispensable larn to archer its ain communicative done tourism with facts, not fear.

“Security agencies are doing their part, but cognition matters. It’s clip we displacement the communicative and amusement the satellite that Nigeria is open, beautiful, and harmless , with the close partnerships.”

Odumosu’s emphasised that his connection was clear, tourism and bid cannot beryllium apart, and the aboriginal of Nigeria’s tourism assemblage depends connected however earnestly the state secures what it hopes to showcase.

World Tourism Day is celebrated annually by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) and marked locally by groups specified arsenic the International Society of Diplomats successful Nigeria, which hosted the lawsuit successful Abuja.