SOJ WORLDWIDE took time out to probe into the brain behind the orchestrated Mr & Miss AgriTourism Beauty Contest coming up in Osogbo, the state capital of the State of Osun on Sunday, April 28, 2019, starting from 3 pm.
The mover of the first ever maiden edition of the project is no other person than Mr Sunday Ayanbunmi who took it upon himself to shoulder the responsibility of financing the project.
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From the interview conducted, no one was ready to sponsor except few who could see the light at the end of the tunnel, this is in spite of our collective resolve as a nation to diversify our dependence on oil to agriculture and tourism.
The Interview:
Q: Can you please tell us about yourself?
A: My name is Sunday Ayanbunmi, I am the CEO of Drumdashme Nigeria Limited and President of Agritourism Empowerment Foundation.
Q: What is AgriTourism?
A: Agritourism is a form of tourism niche that is considered a growth industry in many parts of the world. Agritourism overlaps with Geotourism, Ecotourism, Wine Tourism and Culinary Tourism.
Q: Why did you want to organize this beauty pageant, what is the motivation behind it.
A: There is a great apathy towards investing in both agricultural and tourism sector of the economy. This is because of the get-rich-quick attitude of the youths at the expense of enduring and sustainable economic ventures. There is a need to re-orient the values of the populace, especially the youths, on work ethics and value for money. The old idea of farmers and farming is associated with old and poor, uneducated and unkempt members of the society need be reversed.
Q: Considering the objective of this project to promote agriculture and tourism in the State of Osun among our youths, what is the contribution of the state government for the actualization of the project.
A: The objective is to promote agriculture and tourism in Nigeria as a whole, we have reached out to ministries that are stakeholders like the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Women, Children and Social Affairs. Both Ministry of Culture and Tourism and Ministry of Women, Children and Social Affairs are giving us moral support, we had series of meetings with them and they assured us of their readiness to forge a formidable partnership with the foundation.
Q: How many contestants (males and females) are vying for this coveted prizes?
A: We have 16 female and 10 Male contestants vying for the crown.
Q: Who are your sponsors for this great event?
A: As at this time am talking to you we had only one person supporting this event which is the CEO of Bobnik Supermarket that is situated at Asubiaro in Osogbo.
Q: Where is this maiden event taken place and what is the take-off time?
A: It’s taking place at Aurora Event Centre on Sunday, April 28, 2019 and it will start at 3 pm prompt.
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Q: What are your preparation in terms of security, entertainers, guests etc.
A: We have a list of entertainers that will thrill the guests and we have contacted law enforcement agencies to provide security within and around the venue of the event.
Q: Let us go back to funding, how do you intend to fund this capital intensive project?
A: We strongly believe that well-meaning Nigerians will see the benefits and merits of this project and they will donate generously to help the cause. There are international bodies that we look up to for funding as well.
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