Findings showed that there were no Nigerian destination exhibitors or ministerial representatives on the official lists of the yearly international tourism and hospitality forum.
They observed that Nigeria has not developed the tourism sector to rank among top 10 tourism destinations in Africa. More so, there is no clear-cut plan or policy for the development of the industry yet.The Founder of Akwaaba Travels and Tours, Ikechi Uko, had observed that with about eight different ministries and 30 parastatals managing its segments, the local tourism industry might never get it right.
On the international front, this year’s forum had been adjudged as a far cry from when the show was first opened by the Duke of Kent at Kensington Olympia in December 1980, when just 40 countries were on show and 7,700 visitors crossed the threshold of the inaugural exhibition.
If people don't want to come to Nigeria, I wonder how their investments will. It then means that we have a fundamental problems and more important and more urgent than trying to woo investors is addressing our internal problems and putting our house in order.