About three thousand Nigerian young persons will undergo
critical cultural tourism training in China, strategically billed to reduce
unemployment and crime, and also to mobilize the youths to drive the Nigerian
creative cultural tourism economy.
The Director General of the National Council for Arts and
Culture( NCAC) Otunba Segun disclosed this Runsewe while leading an African
delegation to the International Culture Tourism Reform for Developing Nations
organised by the Chinese government and Academic International for
International Business Officials ( AIBO).
Speaking to newsmen on the sidelines of the forum in
Beijing, China, Runsewe, who also doubles as President, of the World Craft
Council (WCC) Africa Region, explained that the training opportunities and
exposures for young Nigerians to acquire new skills are not just limited to
pure cultural tourism economy but on technological breakthroughs and
innovations.
“The meetings were strategic, successful, and eye opener to
how our youths can benefit from training by the Chinese who are ready to
partner and support us to bring about three thousand young persons from Nigeria
at first instance to undergo diverse areas of training, in such area such as
manufacturing of chips and even on electrical car production” Runsewe stated,
adding “it will be a new beginning for us as a nation and for our young persons
as the collaboration will bear verifiable gains to our immediate and future
capacity building an ecosystem in cultural tourism and technology ecosystems”.
Runsewe further disclosed that the Chinese training offer
will take up about 0ne hundred young persons per state in the country, which
will help reduce crime and unemployment and be beneficial to rural development
and job creation.
“Am excited about this opportunity for our young persons in
Nigeria. It is no elephant project, and we know how committed the Chinese are
to promises to us as a nation, and this is certainly huge. On arrival back in
Nigeria, we shall, in earnest, put up strategies to actualize these milestones,
” Runsewe clarified.
In an address to the open forum on Public cultural Reforms
and Health Development for Developing countries, Runsewe urged all government
top functionaries in developing nations to pay serious attention to cultural
tourism issues as its the bedrock of peace and security in the world.
“For tourism to thrive, attention must be paid to public
washrooms as no tourist wants to visit a place or destination with a dirty
washroom. There’s no denying the fact that people are attracted to places that
are good-looking as cleanness is next to godliness, ” Runsewe admonished.