Eleyele Waterfront to Become Tourist Hub Before December – Oyo Govt

In its bid to attract investments and improve the economy of Oyo State, the Seyi Makinde-led government of Oyo state has announced that the Eleyele Dam will be rebranded and turned into a haven for tourist and a destination for nature lovers.

The Oyo State Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Dr. Wasiu Olatubosun disclosed this during the 2021 World Theatre Day, organized by the Theatre Arts and Motion Pictures Producers Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), Oyo State Chapter, which was held at the Race Course Center, Adamasingba, Ibadan, on Saturday.

Dr. Olatubosun said that all types of machinery were in place to develop a Tourist City in Ibadan, where the State will be transformed, using the Eleyele waterfront.

He explained that before December, the Tourism City at Eleyele Dam would be operational, assuring that other notable dams in the State would also be developed with the procurement of modern boats for transportation on the waterfronts in place.

“By December, the Eleyele Waterfront will be a beehive of recreational activities as it would have opened to tourists from home and abroad for relaxation and rejuvenation of bodies and souls.

“Works are on to turn this vast water body to revenue-generating point for the government and the people of the State that are into hospitality and entertainment of tourists.

“The waterfront will serve the purposes, it has been there for so long without us tapping its potentials all the while, the present administration has taken interest in it and it will soon be in operation.”

Hon. Olatubosun hinted that several conglomerates have shown interest in supporting the initiative, which informed organizing the upcoming ‘Omituntun Festival of Culture-Tourism in the State, which said would involve all the local government administrations across the State through various competitions.

The Commissioner encouraged the Theatre Arts Practitioners to support Engineer Seyi Makinde’s administration and always embrace unity and cooperation among themselves and other theatre groups.

In his address, the National President of ‘TAMPAN’, Otunba Bolaji Amusan (Mr Latin), represented by Mr. Yemi Amodu, the National Officer in charge of National Research and Documentation, encouraged members to always embark on researches, innovations, self-improvement for adequate future plans.

Mr. Amodu, who described Oyo State as a true pacesetter and a home for human development, urged the practitioners especially, youths to improve on their diction, and manner of articulation in their various projects.

Other notable dignitaries at the event include Chief Samson Eluwole, a renowned artist, Mr. Yomi Duro Ladiipo, TAMPAN Deputy Governor, Alhaji Akeem Adebayo, National Social Director, TAMPAN, members of the State TAMPAN Executive and a host of others.