Ekiti Mountains Good For Spiritual Tourism – Faparusi


A  governorship aspirant under the platform  of All Progressives Congress (APC)  in Ekiti  State, Bamidele Faparusi  has promised to turn the state  economic by exploring  her  tourism potentials.
Faparusi ,former  member of Federal House of Representatives hinted  this in Ado Ekiti at the weekend while  featuring on a programme tagged: ‘My Agenda’  organized  by  the Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ), Ekiti  State Council.
Unveiling his agenda, Faparusi promised to rebuild Ekiti’s economy through what he termed Commercial Agriculture,Technological Innovation and Tourism.
He   recalled that the Table  Mountain  in South Africa which is now a global tourist  attraction is not as unique as some of the mountains in Ekiti.
He  acknowledged  that some religious bodies have been utilizing them as prayers centre’s ,he, howeve,r  expressed  that with right leadership in Ekiti such could be upgraded to attract more foreigners.
Faparusi cited the mountains in Erio, Ido -Ile  and Efon -Alaaye founded by late Prophet  AYO Babalola as clear examples.
“Ekiti has a lot of mountains and prayer centres. We can build them into a global standard as  spiritual tourist centres  like we have in Israel and Saudi Arabia. The Ikogosi Warm Spring, Arinta Waterfall and the rolling Efon Hills are other tourist potentials  I will harness to make Ekiti the hub of economic growth in the southwest.”
On the 2018 governorship poll, Faparusi said the people are patiently waiting for APC to come up with a candidate, saying  people are tired of Governor Ayodele Fayose and the Peoples Democratic Party in the state.
“Most of the projects like the flyover, Oja Oba market and the new governor’s office were being done not as a matter of necessity, but for mere publicity  (PR), so Fayose has failed the people and the people will reject him in the 2018 poll”.
On how APC can win the election, Faparusi added that the party must accept the zoning agitation by picking its candidate from the South senatorial district that has not produced governor since 1999.
“I believe so much in zoning not because I am from the south, but for equity, justice and fairplay. Ekiti south can’t be treated as second class citizens in their own state, this is wrong , undemocratic and unacceptable”, he said.
He stated that Former  President Olusegun  Obasanjo committed no crime  in his recent letter to President Muhammadu Buhari,adding that t the latter  is a  performer,who  has rebuilt the country’s image at the international scene.
“Whether Chief Obasanjo writes to commend or condemn, I give Buhari a pass mark. He has rebuilt our image at the global level and every  Nigerian now has respect  of the people across the globe.Don’t forget that  Nigeria now has $45b foreign reserve under Buhari ,  which was just $25b under former  President  Goodluck Jonathan.
“The PDP regime of Jonathan inherited over $60b foreign reserve but depleted it due to high corruption, and Buhari has started building it up now to stabilize the economy.So, there is no magic President Buhari can perform with the level ofcorruption perpetrated under Jonathan. He just has to restrategise and rebuild, and that is exactly what he was doing”, he said.


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