World Tourism Day: Ekiti Unveils Arinta Waterfall as Tourism Laboratory, Targets Global Visibility
By Idowu Adebomi, Ado Ekiti The Ekiti State Government has identified Arinta Waterfall, Ipole-Iloro, as a strategic tourism asset capable of contributing significantly to the state’s economic development, as it unveiled the attraction as a “tourism laboratory” during the 2026 World Tourism Day celebration. The state government also declared its readiness to partner with communities across Ekiti to develop their tourism assets, stressing that the sector could generate employment, attract investment and create sustainable economic opportunities for local communities. Speaking at the celebration held at Arinta Waterfall on Sunday, the Director-General of the Ekiti State Bureau of Tourism Development, Mr Wale Ojo-Lanre, who represented Governor Biodun Oyebanji, said the administration was deliberately repositioning tourism from a recreational activity into a viable economic sector. The celebration, held under the theme, “Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism,” brou...
