Thursday, 8 August 2013

OLUMO ROCK: In My Opinion-Richard Babaeko

Olumo Rock: I am not trying to say we have to build Olumo Rock in Kogi state in a forthnight; but my question remains what is happening? Nah,nah don't say if you ask me, na who I go ask? We have the subventions, Tax payers money but these are just a pebble in the ocean...I beg you how can we improve on Tourism.. What I felt was missing in Olumo was music, I love music, who knows the gods ma...
Only thing I remembered the gods, management and I have in common is the gate takings 500 quid must be paid at the gate, and payment receipt is double checked at the foot of the hill as a typical Kogi man I quickly did some mental calculation 500x2000, that's 500K, the events center can't be less than 300,000, drinks and food, well let's say 400K on a busy day or more, artefacts and locally...
They need a car hire service,uniformed tourist guides,parking lots are not paid for...I can generate 2M here daily with good ad promo...We need to start from somewhere in Kogi, Olumo rock flight of steps was constructed in 1934, it went through different reconstruction before it was transformed into a center with modern touch in 2004 by Governor Gbenga Daniel. Olumo rock now has a museum,Sh...
In my opinion...to embark on this project, an Engineer and Accountant should be contacted to do the budget projection, Pile integrity Test, material evaluation, drawings...These alone could be a giant step towards achieving our aim...Richard Babaeko was one time Office Manager, Sanni, Ojo &Partners, known as SOP. Engineer Consultant and Project Managers.

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