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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari visits UNWTO Headquarters
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President of Nigeria H.E Muhammed Buhari and UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili
President of Nigeria H.E Muhammed Buhari has paid a courtesy visit to the headquarters of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Madrid, Spain. His visit forms part of activities marking an official state visit to the Kingdom of Spain. At a reception held in his honor at the UN Tourism Agency headquarters, the Secretary-General of UNWTO Zurab Pololikashvili said, it was a great honour to receive the Head of State of Africa’s biggest economy. ‘’Nigeria is a key member state of UNWTO and a founding member of the organization since 1975. And I would like to commend you Mr. President for your remarkable support as the first member state in signing the Instrument of Ratification of the UNWTO Framework Convention on Tourism Ethics 2020.’’ Mr. Pololikashvili said.
testimony of support the West African nation has shown towards the development of tourism in Africa. Addressing the august gathering at the UNWTO Headquarters, President Muhammed Buhari said, ‘’The hosting right that was recently granted to Nigeria for the first-ever Global Conference on Tourism, Culture and the Creative Industry is another affirmation of the great confidence reposed in our country by your Organization. The event provides yet another opportunity for Nigeria to market its tourism and creative industry assets to the international community.’’ The Head of state assured the leadership of UNWTO that ‘’Nigeria is ready to host a world class conference this November, and we assure all participants from within and
Nigeria is also an economic giant and has been at the forefront of innovation, technology and development in Africa. The UN Tourism scribe believes that Nigeria can fulfill its unique potential to be more competitive and a key destination in Africa and can reap fully the benefits of this sector. He added that, Nigeria’s commitment to the works and programs of UNWTO is highly appreciated and the first global event to link tourism, culture and creative arts to be held in Lagos in November is a • President of Nigeria H.E Muhammed Buhari speaking at the UNWTO Headquarters
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