By Aliyu Dangida

DUTSE:- As part of its effort to improve tourist attraction the United Nations has selected Baturiya Sanctuary in Jigawa state as an international tourist attraction sanctuary.

The state commissioner of Commerce, Industries, and Tourism, Hajiya Hauwa Lawan Baffa disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in her office in Dutse,

She said delegates from the United Nations had on several occasion visited the place without contacting the ministry for rectification and were satisfied, hence recommendation was recently received by the state government from the United Nations, that Baturiya sanctuary is now recognised internationally for tourists attraction.

The Baturiya sanctuary is a wetland area in Guri local government area of jigawa state, were varieties of birds across the global gathered and  is naturally blessed with moist atmosphere conducive to birds.

She added that the place which was under utilized by the previous governments is now given a top priority to attract tourists into the state, adding that the present administration is now providing access road and other social infrastructure with security inclusive to enable the place derive more revenue.

Hajiya Hauwa also emphasized that the present administration is very much committed to seeing that citizens of jigawa state are economically empowered so that they can depend on themselves, she enjoined the citizens especially youth to unite and form registered groups that can form a cottage industries.

The Commissioner further stated that jigawa state being the most peaceful state in the Nation has also been rated by the World Bank as the fastest, safest and easiest state to make business where some social encouragements are being given to investors willing to invest in the state.”It is with small enterprise that you could raise to medium and up to the stage that you could establish an industry the process that must be carefully followed”.