Apex tourism association inaugurates new board members

The Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria (ATPN) has inaugurated a new seven-member  board in Abuja.

Frank Meke, one of the newly inaugurated members, said this in a statement issued on Thursday.

Justice Idi Appolos, who performed the oath of office, enjoined the members drawn from the six geopolitical zones of the country, to stay focused and faithful to the extant laws setting up the oldest private sector tourism association.

The members inaugurated include Alhaji kabir Malan, Ganiyu Tarzan-Balogun, Andrew Ehanire, Nkereuwem Onung, John likita-Best, Frank Meke and Alhaji Abdulmumuni Mapindi.

Malan, Chairman of the board, who spoke on behalf of members after the inauguration, promised that the board would ensure a new direction for the association.

He appreciated the efforts of the Hazzan Zakari Interim Committee which held forth against all odds and  putting together  programmes for the association across the country.

“Hazzan Zakari and his team made us proud, particularly in beating off the challenges of COVID-19 pandemic which affected tourism practitioners.

“And through aggressive reach out programmes, Zakari inaugurated tourism rebound activities for stakeholders, thus engendering greater opportunities for ATPM members nation wide,” Malan said.