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Why NTDC Boss Folarin “Folly” Coker Dropped Out Of Sight, Did Not Celebrate Birthday
Put himself under pressure to justify the confidence reposed him far and near
Folorunsho Folarin Coker, the Director-General of the Nigerian Tourism Development Corporation (NTDC) was a year older on Tuesday, July 27, 2021.
But the nation’s number one tourism boss did not roll out the drums in celebration.
Societynow.ng gathered that this development is in line with the position of “Folly” or “ Foli” as friends of the man working hard to lay a framework that would turn Tourism into a goldmine for Nigeria with spillover prosperity on Africa address him has adopted in recent time.
Insiders say the holder of a bachelor’s degree in combined studies, Economic and Geography and postgraduates degrees in diplomacy, international trade, and finance has stepped out of public glare to focus more on the “re-image tourism project” that would harness the tourism potentials in the post-Covid-19 era.
Societynow.ng gathered that the Director-General of the NTDC who secured a second term in office on Friday, April 30, 2021 – based on performances despite the institutional challenges he met on the ground – has taken the new project which he initiated as a personal challenge.
The general belief is that Coker whose stint as the Tourism Commissioner in Lagos state remains unmatched by those before and after him as put himself under pressure to justify the confidence reposed him far and near to do a better job on a larger scale as Nigeria’s number tourism promoter.
“That is why he has cut ties with a lot of social outings and reduced public engagements to focus on coming up with a master plan that would come into play and get the job done once the tourism industry is opened up” societynow.ng gathered.
Societynow.ng gathered that the “re-imagine tourism project” that the friend of many who has Manchester University and the University of Westminster as Alma Mata is working on factors in his insistence that under his watch the ”NTDC is committed to promoting the best of Nigeria by leveraging disruptive technologies to deepen reach and support creativity, youth and entrepreneurs as well as continuing collaborations with digital partners to shine a light on Nigeria’s rich and diverse cultural heritage, spectacular nature, bustling cities, and our welcoming spirit.”
