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President Akufo-Addo commissioned the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts and the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) to build on what he described as the pan-African legacy of the country's top leaders. Ghana.

He made the call in a statement read on his behalf by Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration Minister Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey at the 15th Ghana Tourism Awards on Friday, March 22, 2019.

According to the president, "the pan-African legacy of our top leaders has never been in doubt and I have instructed the ministry and the tourism authority to support this. legacy to make Ghana a true pilgrimage site for our brothers and sisters in the region. diaspora."

He described the tourism sector as one of the most important sectors of the Ghanaian economy and spoke of the interventions put in place by his administration to further develop the sector.

He said: "Under my watch, the tourism sector is receiving the necessary boost with the rising status of the Cabinet of the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture. The Tourism Authority recorded gains and growth according to several indices – visitor arrivals, visitor per capita spending, number of establishments, number of tourist facilities, etc. since we took the reins of government. "

The President explained: "I am also aware of several tourist improvement programs such as the Axim Fort St. Antonio project, the Assin Manso Slave River project, the Tetteh Quarshie cocoa farm, Bunso Aboretrem, the Kintampo waterfalls. and the Elmina Heritage Bay project.

He added that "this, along with the automated one-stop destination program and marketing programs -" Visit Ghana, See Ghana, Eat Ghana, Wear Ghana and Feel Ghana "are all part of the comprehensive plans of transformation of the sector. "

According to him, "The World Bank's current $ 40 million tourism development program is also an additional badet in the growth of our tourism sector.

Mr. Akufo-Addo emphasized that "tourism is a multisector industry and that various other sectors – roads, skills development, sanitation, aviation and visa regime are all tackled in a multisectoral way to achieve the necessary impact".

He indicated that "the theme chosen for today's event," celebrating our heritage, "resonates with the" Year of Return "project that I proudly launched in front of the black caucus of the US Congress in September 2018. ".

He added that "as we celebrate the winners, it must be a clarion call for all of us in the industry and its value chain to be ready for takeoff".