FCT minister advises private sector to invest in conference tourism

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FCT minister, Muhammad Bello has advised the private sector to invest in conference tourism by building world class centres and five star hotels in the territory.
Bello, represented by his Chief of Staff, Malam Muhammed Mai-Borno, spoke on Thursday in Abuja, when a Nigeria Council of Society of Petroleum Engineers delegation paid him a courtesy call.
The minister said that the FCTA was willing to provide land for investors that had the intention of providing world class conference facilities in the FCT.
He also encouraged the engineers to consider investing in the hospitality sector as part of efforts to host the 2027 or 2030 SPE international Conference and Exhibition.
Earlier, Chairman of the Council, Mr Joe Nwakwue, had said that it intended to bid for the hosting of either the 2027 or 2030, SPE International Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition.
Nwakwue appealed for the cooperation of the FCTA to bring their plan to fruition.
” Typically, it is cities that bid and we facilitate it because it is our industry.
”It is a global event in every sense of the word. The Council met and we said we are going to bid for it in 2027 or 2030, depending on our preparedness.
“But, before we can do that, we have to find a city that will host the large crowd and we thought Abuja will be the most appropriate location.
” So, we said let’s come and sit with you, share our vision and see if we get any traction on what we can do to proceed with this plan,” the chairman said.
Nwakwue also said that there were enormous benefits accruable to the FCT, if it won the rights to host the event, especially in the travel and tourism sector.

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