Mr Agyeman said the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA) and other collaborators would commence close consultation with other stakeholders including private sector, Ghana Investment Promotion Centre (GIPC) on the investment aspect and the Ghana Immigration Service on visa issues, among others. ImplementationMr Agyeman said when President Akufo-Addo assumed office in 2017, he made the Tourism Ministry a Cabinet position. Mr Agyeman said President Akufo-Addo also ensured that the budgetary allocation for the Ministry of Tourism since 2017 was increased as part of moves to ensure that the programme was successful. President’s inputsHe said already President Akufo-Addo had made excellent inputs into the ‘Beyond the Return’ initiative after he took the draft programme from the steering committee. He said the President made it clear that he would like the Beyond the Return to be more of engagements to enhance the diaspora investments.

Source: GhanaWeb January 03, 2020 07:41 UTC