Rivers State Commissioner of Culture and Tourism
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Rivers State |
| Headquarters | 15th Floor, State Secretariat Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria 4°46′22″N 7°1′1″E / 4.77278°N 7.01694°ECoordinates: 4°46′22″N 7°1′1″E / 4.77278°N 7.01694°E |
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The Rivers State Ministry of Culture and Tourism is a government ministry of Rivers State, Nigeria entrusted with the formulation and implementation of policies to promote culture and tourism with a view to stimulating economic growth in the state. The ministry's mandate is to "Put in place programmes and events that attract international, national and local tourists."
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism states that its vision (and mission) is:
To promote the diverse cultural heritage of Rivers’ people and to identify and develop the tourism potentials of the State as a means of job creation, wealth generation as well inculcating pride and dignity in our local art work and cultural values. This is to establish and brand Rivers State a choiced destination for cultural tourism beside oil and gas.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has the following objectives:
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