China to train Nigerians on Cultural Tourism Economy – Runsewe

No fewer than 3,000 young Nigerians will undergo critical cultural tourism training in China, aimed at reducing unemployment and crime.
The training according to the Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture, NCAC, Otunba Olusegun Runsewe, will also, mobilize the youths to drive the Nigerian creative cultural tourism economy.

Runsewe, who is leading an African delegation to the International Culture Tourism Reform for Developing Nations put together by the Chinese government and Academic International for International Business Officials, AIBO
disclosed these in a chat
with news men on the sidelines of the forum in Beijing, China

The DG, who also doubles as President, World Craft Council, WCC, Africa Region, said that the training opportunities and exposures for young Nigerians to acquire new skills is not just limited to pure cultural tourism economy but also on technological breakthroughs and innovations.
According to him,, “The meetings were strategic, successful, and eye-opener to how our youths can benefit from training by the Chinese who are ready to partner and support us to bring about three thousand young persons from Nigeria at first instance to undergo diverse areas of trainings, in such area such as manufacturing of chips and even on electrical car production.”
Besides, he said “it will be a new beginning for us as a  nation and for our young persons as the collaboration will bear verifiable gains to our immediate and future capacity building ecosystem in cultural tourism and technology ecosystems.”

He added that the Chinese training offer will take up about 100 young persons per state in the country, which will help reduce crime and unemployment and be beneficial to rural development and job creation.
“I am excited about this opportunity for our young persons in Nigeria. It is not a white elephant project. We know how committed the Chinese are to promises to us as a nation. This is certainly huge. On arrival back in Nigeria, we shall, in earnest, put up strategies to actualize these milestones,” he stated.
In a speech to the open forum on Public Cultural Reforms and Health Development for Developing countries, Runsewe urged all government top functionaries in developing nations to pay serious attention to cultural tourism issues as it is the bedrock of peace and security in the world.
He said: “For tourism to thrive, attention must be paid to public washrooms as no tourist wants to visit a place or destination with a dirty washroom. There’s no denying the fact that people are attracted to places that are good-looking as cleanliness is next to godliness,” he noted.