Obiano Commissions 81-Room Golden Tulip Hotels

KINGSLEY EZEKWELU

The Executive Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano, says with the foundational steps taken by his administration to encourage investors, Anambra State is now wide open to business.

The Governor who made this known during the grand opening of the Golden Tulip Hotels, Agulu, Anambra State, noted that with its 81 superlative rooms, the facility which sits on a 5.5 hectare premises it promises to be a model for hospitality projects in the country.

While inaugurating the facility, the Governor said that under his watch, about 218 hotels have sprung up across the state, attributing it to the conducive and secure atmosphere his administration has brought to the State.

The Chairman of the Board of the Hotel, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, described the hotel as one of the signature projects of the Obiano administration and said that its completion was testament to the Governor’s commitment to continue, complete and commission all the projects he inherited from his predecessor.

A stakeholder from Agulu, Chief Dan Ogbuefi and an expert in the hospitality industry, Chief Rommy Ezeonwuka said that the benefits of the project are enormous especially with respect to employment opportunities, revenue generation and tourism prospects it brings to the state.