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Folarin-Coker Moves from Censors Board to NTDC
Demola Ojo
Barely twenty-four hours after being named Director-General of the National Film and Video Censors Board, the Federal Government saturday moved and appointed Mr. Folorunsho Folarin-Coker as the new Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC).
Folarin-Coker, a former Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Lagos State, replaces Paul Adalikwu who was recently appointed NTDC DG in acting capacity.
Initially, he was named Director-General of the National Film and Video Censors Board as part of a wave of new appointments under the Ministry of Information and Culture. However a statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina revealed the new move.
The statement reads: “As part of new appointments approved for government agencies and parastatals by President Muhammadu Buhari on March 31, 2017, Mr. Folorunsho Coker is the new Director-General for Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC), while Mr. Adedayo Thomas is the Executive Director of the National Film and Video Censors Board, (NFVCB). This corrects the earlier announcement that Mr. Coker is of the National Film and Video Censors Board.”
The NTDC is an agency under the Ministry of Information and Culture and the apex tourism agency in Nigeria. Established in 1992 with the promulgation of Decree 81, which is now an act of the National Assembly, the corporation is charged with marketing and promoting Nigeria’s tourism assets with a view to making Nigeria the foremost tourist destination in Africa. Part of its mandate is to make tourism a major pillar of the economy and help reduce dependence on oil as a source of foreign exchange earnings.
Folarin-Coker is renowned for spearheading a vibrant tourism drive in Lagos State under the One Lagos brand during his stint as Commissioner.
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