Vice-President Kashim Shettima today called on African countries to adopt policies that promote eco-friendly tourism and preserve cultural heritage across the continent.
He made the statement while declaring open the 68th meeting of the UN Tourism Commission for Africa (CAF), holding at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja.
Shettima, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the event, specifically urged stakeholders to seek practical solutions and forge alliances that would boost investment in tourism infrastructure and deepen the sector’s role in actualising the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on the African continent.
He also reaffirmed Nigeria’s support for the adoption of sustainable tourism practices across Africa, which, he noted, must reflect the continent’s unique challenges.
