(From right): Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alh. Muhammed Idris, Minister of Art, Culture and Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa and Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John during a meeting with CEOs of agencies and parastatals under their Ministries at the National Press Centre in Radio House, Abuja, Monday
New ministers of Tourism, Culture, Information meet CEOs of agencies in Abuja
Barely hours after taking their oath of office at the Conference Centre of the Presidential Villa in Abuja, Monday, the three newly-inaugurated Ministers of Information & National Orientation; Tourism; and the Arts, Culture and the Creative Industry met with the various chief executive officers (CEOs) under their supervision.
The meeting which held at the National Press Centre in Radio House, Abuja, Monday afternoon, gathered the CEOs and their top directors in an interactive session, as the newly-inaugurated ministers briefly presented their agenda.
Kicking off the remarks, the Permanent Secretary of the now defunct Federal Ministry of Information & Culture, Dr. Ngozi Onwudiwe in her opening remarks pledged the support and loyalty of all staff of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) for the new ministers, as she promised to work towards achieving their ‘mandate as bestowed upon you by President Bola Tinubu.
“On behalf of all the staff in all departments and the heads of agencies under the Ministry, I wish to pledge our support and loyalty that we will support and work with you to achieve your mandate as bestowed upon you by President Bola Tinubu,” she said. –
Also remarking, the Minister of Minister of Tourism, Lola Ade-John promised to focus on marketing Nigeria, domestically and internationally, as a tourist destination, just as she further assured of unveiling her plans and strategies for selling Nigeria tourism and to attract investors in the industry.
Ms Ade-John harped on making Nigerian tourism a foreign exchange earner, apart from Oil & Gas, as she promised to cooperate with all stakeholders in the industry.
The minister of Arts, Culture and Creative Industry, Ms Hannatu Musawa, in her brief remark, also promised to work towards repositioning the of the sector for better recognition and viability for both the country and the practitioners.
On his part, the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alh. Muhammed Idris, assured of his commitment towards attaining the ‘Renewed Hope Agenda’ of President Tinubu, just as he declared that the Presidential project, under his tenure, ‘will now gain serious traction.’
Various agency CEOs subsequently responded with suggestions and brief updates on happenings in their parastatals.
