This was made known after a viral video of her father thanking the governor, and congratulatory messages were seen by Eagle Online on her Instagram page, @damimarshall_ on Thursday.
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The Obas made the commitment in Ado Ekiti on Tuesday while welcoming Ambassador Wale Ojo-Lanre, Director-General of the Bureau of Tourism Development.
Ojo-Lanre said that he was in the Oba’s Chamber to spread the tourism gospel of Governor Biodun Oyebanji who believes that tourism is not only an economic activity but a powerful weapon to develop, empower, employ, and generate revenue.
The Director General gave the commendation when he visited Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Saturday.
The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to Bayelsa Governor on Tourism, Dr. Piriye Kiyaramo, said the newly introduced transportation system in the State will boost tourism.
The Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Tourism, Arts and Culture, Femi Martins, revealed this.
Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Tuesday in Lagos where he represented the President at the opening of the first United Nations World Tourism Organisation Global Conference themed, “Linking Tourism, Culture and Creative Industries: Pathways to Recovery and Inclusive Development.”
Governor Sanwo-Olu disclosed that a nine-man committee comprising of veteran film makers and some senior government officials headed by the Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture were set up last year with the mandate of identifying struggling filmmakers that could be empowered with grants and seed fund for film production purposes.
The Minister made the remarks in Abuja on Monday when he received a delegation from Nasarawa State Government, led by the Deputy Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Akabe.
Oni-Okpaku, Chief Executive Officer, Quintessence Arts Gallery, made the call while addressing journalists on the Three-Day Cultural Weekend scheduled to hold from November 27 to November 29 in Lagos.
Lawal made the call on Sunday during the commemoration of the World Tourism Day, held virtually and physically at Lagos Theatre, Oregun.
The State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun, stated this while playing host to the Irefin Royal Family of Ibadan at his office on Tuesday.
“It is imperative for the United Nations World Tourism Organization to support Africa with a ‘Marshall Plan’ of sorts, in terms of technical assistance, capacity building and grants,” the Minister said in his intervention during the 63rd Meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for Africa, hosted virtually by Seychelles on Monday.
Ojo-Lanre disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos, while reeling out the tourism post-COVID-19 expectations in Ekiti.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the horse parade is a tourism event organised by most the Emirs in the North, which attracts thousands of people during the sallah festivities.
In a bid to revive the Obudu Ranch Resort, the Government of Cross River State has carried out repairs and maintenance of the cable car at the resort.
Grace Gekpe, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information and Culture, said the Federal Government has decided to facilitate research grants for tourism to boost the sector.
Lalong made the declaration on Friday in Jos at the opening of the first ever Plateau Tourism Conference.
The Are Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Chief Gani Adams, on Wednesday said Badagry had the potential to become a world-class tourists’ destination if given a facelift.
Salisu Isa, Chairman of the House Committee supervising the ministry, said during the ministry’s budget defence for 2019, that it must improve on its dismal revenue generating record.
The Delta Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Emmanuel Chinye, says the state will hold a two-day food festival in November, to boost the state’s tourism sector.