by 
The Chief of Staff to the Governor, Prof. A.C.B Agbazuere has commended the new General Manager, Abia State Tourism Board, Queen Onyekachi Atuloma for coming up with ideas and innovation that will aid in boosting the tourism sector in the state.
Prof. Agbazuere who made the commendation during a one day working visit to Abia State Tourism Board Umuahia, extolled Queen Atuloma for being proactive, alive to her responsibilities and taking concrete steps at revamping the tourism sector in the state within her one month in office.
The Chief to the Governor while calling on other political office holders to see their appointments as a call to serve and contribute their quota towards the development of the state, also reassured the GM of all government support to enable her continue discharging her duties effectively.
Earlier in her welcome address, the General Manager, Abia State Tourism Board, Queen Onyekachi Atuloma while expressing gratitude to Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu for finding her worthy to serve, disclosed that her team have been engaged in the process of resuscitating the board as well as commenced the process of internal management reorganization and staff motivation to strengthen their capacity for full scale delivery of their statutory duties in line with the Governor’s mandate.
The GM also while enumerating some of the key Programmes of the board including capacity building training for staff, quality assurance training for tourism operators and hospitality industry Practitioners across the state, sundry entertainment engagements to explore the nexus between tourism and entertainment, revenue generation interventions in line with the statutory mandate of the board, evaluation of tourism sites across the state by the Nigerian Association of Tour Operators (NATOP), commemoration of the 2022 World Tourism Day, appealed to the state government and relevant stakeholders in the tourism sector for support.
In their separate speeches, the Commissioner for Homeland Security, Mr Sopuruchi Bekee, his Petroleum counterpart, Chief Eze Nwanganga, the Chairman of ASUBEB, Elder Josiah Ananaba and Dr Ako Obioma disclosed that it takes only a resourceful and pragmatic leader like Governor Ikpeazu to identify the treasurable qualities inherent in Queen Atuloma, pointing out that her appointment is a springboard for the massive development coming to the board.
The Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Student Affairs, Comrade Ndom Chibuzor Ndom among other top government officials accompanied the Chief of Staff to the Governor on the working visit.
