By Our Reporter<\/p>\n
Governor Simon Lalong, of Plateau state has said his administration will
\nrestore permanent peace in the state through carnival exhibitions, as a
\nmeans of bringing back major investors who fled the state following to
\nprotracted civil unrest.<\/p>\n
The governor stated this Wednesday in Jos, Plateau state at the official
\nunveiling of the logo for in coming “Jos carnival” maiden edition.<\/p>\n
Earlier, commissioner for Tourism and Hospitality, in Plateau state Peter
\nMwatkon, in an address had noted that the prolong civil\u00a0 unrest had sent
\nparking most investors from the state.<\/p>\n
“We are all aware, Plateau state was bedeviled by crisis for the past 15
\nyears, but the present administration has been able to restore peace which
\nwe now enjoy. As such, there is need to tell the whole world that Plateau
\nis now quite peaceful. To this end, the carnival project therefore, has the
\npotential to impact positively on the image of Plateau state, and in turn,
\nrestore the confidence of investors.”<\/p>\n
Mr. Mwatkon said the Plateau state government has made necessary plans the
\nrestore lost glory of the state through carnival exhibitions, schedule for
\nmiddle of April this year.<\/p>\n
It is on record that about 80 percent of tourism sites within the state
\nincluding major local manufacturing companies had relocated from Plateau
\nstate due to the unfortunate riots, killing citizens in dozen.<\/p>\n
A Tourism expert from the university of Jos, a professor in the department
\nof Theatre and communication John Ilah, who spoke at the event advised the
\ngovernment of Plateau state to revival, rebuild tourism sites across the
\nstate; and restructure tourism subsector.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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