Ogun State

INTRODUCTION

Tourism is an important part of our lives and not just a luxury. Gateway Tourism aims to be an interactive cultural and educational system as well as economic development for the State. Gateway tourism industry is government initiative but private sector driven. Increasing evidence shows that an integrated approach to planning and management of tourism is now required to achieve sustainable tourism industry.

Tourism industry provides enormous potential to create linkages and dynamism for other sectors of the economy - agriculture, manufacturing and services. Ogun State is blessed with many Tourism sites which offer value for money when fully developed ranging from natural to cultural, from historical to traditional, arts and crafts; from business to leisure resorts, all of which are unique.

Through Tourism inherent message of goodwill, hospitality, trust, service without servility, tolerance, interaction and communication, tourism is a most effective mechanism for fostering tribal, local, national and international cultural exchange and understanding among the people. It is therefore an effective State-builder and a strong incentive and reason for peace.

THE VISION: “By 2010, Tourism becomes the leading contributor to a sustainable Ogun State economy”

KEY VALUES: ‘Education’, ‘Economic Growth’, ‘Responsibility’ and ‘Hospitality’.

OUR POLICY FOR 2009:  To brand Ogun State as a tourist destination of choice and work towards making the State most preferred tourists’ destination through provision of infrastructure and super structure.

HIDDEN TREASURES OF OGUN STATE

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A.    Natural Endowments (Rocks, Rivers & Ecotourism)

            1.           Olumo Rock Abeokuta 

2.             Yemoji Resort Centre  In Yemoji-Ijebu

3.             Ebute-Oni Tourist Beach

4.             Erinfu Stream In Itolu

5.             River Ogun In Abeokuta,

6.             Oyan River Dam In Abeokuta,

7.             River Jordan In Ijoko Ota,

8.             Iwopin Tourist Beach,

9.             Osuuru Spring Water, Imeko,

10.          Orisagamu-Ewa In Sagamu,

11.          And Tongeji Island Near Ipokia

B.    Historical Sites & Monuments

1.             Suna Cultural Centre, Imodi-Ijebu-Ode

2.             Palaces – Alake And Awujale

3.             Oldest Bible

4.             Centenary Hall, Ake

5.             1^st Church, St. Peters Cathedral

6.             1^st Historical Family Heritage Museum

7.             Abeokuta Golf Resort “The Hill Top”

8.             Sodeke Memorial Cenotaph

9.             Lisa Memorial Arcade & Garden

10.          Madam Tinubu’s Tomb

11.          Pa Obafemi Awolowo Musoleum

12.          Obanta Cenotaph

13.          Muda Lawal Tomb

C.    Religious Tourism And Sites

1.             Birikisu Sungbo Shrine, Oke-Eri

2.             Oronna Shrine

3.             Celestial City

4.             Mount Taborah

5.             Otapele Mount Of Salvation (Rock Of Ages)

D.     Culture And Festivals

1.             Iwopin Boat Regatta

2.             Igunnuko

3.             Egungun

4.             Gelede

5.             Sangbeto

6.             Obalufon

7.             Ojude Oba

8.             Eyo

9.             Lisabi

10.          New Yam Festival

11.          Oro

12.          Eluku

13.          Lisabi Forest , Oba In Obafemi Owwode Local government

E.    Textiles

Adire & Kampala 

SPECIFIC TARGETS

•          To increase the contribution of tourism to GDP to 8% by 2009 and 10 % by 2010.

•          To sustain a 15% increase in visitor arrivals in the State over the next three years.

•          To create Fifty Thousand additional jobs in tourism by 2010.

•          To increase foreign exchange earnings of tourism.

•          To welcome about five hundred thousand overseas visitors and about 1 million visitors from the rest of Africa by 2010.

•          To develop tourism action plan to implement the strategies, objectives and targets of the tourism policy.

•          To establish tourism as a subject in the school curriculum by 2010.

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