Youth Tourism Organisation announces journalist, Frank Meke, ambassador

 

The Youth Tourism Development Organisation (YTDO) has announced Mr Frank Meke, a veteran journalist and media consultant, as its ambassador.

Mr Emmanuel Okon, National President, YTDO, said this in a statement in Lagos.

Okon said that the organisation picked Meke as its ambassador in recognition of his remarkable contributions to tourism development through his publications, counsel to the youths as well as his quest to transform the industry.

“The Youth Tourism Development Organisation announces Mr Frank Meke as our ambassador because he has worked tirelessly to reposition the tourism industry over the years.

“This recognition is to spur him to do much more so that the industry can be taken to an enviable height.

Mr. Frank Meke (2nd right), flanked by tourism industry ladies and Prince Wale Olapade of Tribune (1st left)

“We seize this opportunity to appreciate him for all that he has done for us as an organisation and the industry at large,” he said.

Our correspondent reports that Meke is currently a weekly tourism columnist with the Sun Newspaper.

About Mr. Frank Meke

Mr. Frank Meke is a consummate tourism journalist with over 3 decades experience in journalism. He is one of the pioneer journalists in the travel and tourism industry in Nigeria.

Mr. Frank, highly traveled and extensively exposed to diverse cultures in Africa and beyond, is the Founder, 'Creative Nigeria', an exclusively devoted radio programme on diverse areas of the industry,  culture,  Movies,  technology and maritime tourism on Mainland Radio 98.3 FM, Lagos.

He is an author; he wrote and published a historical narrative on the ancient Kingdom of Borgu, titled "The Race to Nikki', forward written by ex President,  Muhammad Buhari. Tinubu is 'Jagaban Borgu' and featured in the book.

Mr. Frank Meke relaxing after an eventful day during an engagement in South Africa

Mr. Meke also has a compendium of  published works on tourism in the past three decades, titled "Tourism for Tomorrow."  Columns published in Vanguard, the Sun newspapers and Weekend Concord newspapers. He is an Essayist and BOT,  Association of Tourist Boat Operators and Water Transporters of Nigeria (ATBOWATON), and Association of Tourism Practitioners of Nigeria (ATPN). Featured prominently in the "Patriot", a book on Nigerian top newspapers Columnists, written by femi O. Kolawole and featured the Nigerian tourism economy in 'Nigeria @ 50', a compendium published by the Sun Newspapers on key national socioeconomic and political development.  + more

Additional story culled from newsverge.com