HOPES of making Anambra a tourism destination in the South East may soon be achieved, if the latest effort by the authorities is anything to go by. The State has recently awarded the contract to a Chinese building and civil engineering firm - Soy Groan Construction Company Nigeria Limited, drive the Agulu Lake Hotel resort to boost tourism in the state. The project will gulp about N2 billion and consists of a four- storey building, with conference centre, shopping malls and other amenities. The contract is expected to be executed in nine months. Already, the contractor has moved to site and started clearing and other preliminary work. Meanwhile, Governor Peter Obi who visited the site last week said that the project was in line with the policy of the state government to develop all sectors simultaneously encapsulated in Anambra State Integrated Development Strategy (ANIDS). Obi said that the resort would be of much benefit to the state, especially in providing the needed accommodation and other facilities to visitors, saying that it is located within the State Capital Territory. “With the Agulu Lake Hotel Resort, the capital territory will not only boast of an internationally standard hotel but will also have a hotel located in one of the best areas for such purpose. Obi who recalled that the resort was first conceived in the early 1970s in the old eastern region together with the Oguta and Nike Lake Resort, regretted that Agulu Lake Resort had remained stillbirth until now. The Commissioner for Works, Calistus Ilozumba, an architect told newsmen that the project would be completed as soon as possible because of its tremendous benefits to the State. According to him, the Governor had directed all relevant ministries, especially Housing and Works to pay particular attention to the project.
Posted on: Tue, 02 Jul 2013 03:25:57 +0000
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