Member of Parliament (MP) for Kpando Constituency in the Volta Region, Della Sowah has urged government to massively invest in tourism.

She said that the sector had huge potential of enhancing Ghana’s economy and improving lives of the citizens.

The MP made this call in an interview with The Spectator, and statedthat it was one of the main drivers of the country’s economy which needed a lot of attention and investment.

She said tourism was providing the country with a lot of revenue to improve Ghana’s Gross Domestic Product.

“When tourism thrives through investment, the government and  people in the local area benefit, by creating jobs for many through various activities,” she said.

Touching on the tourism potential of Volta Region, she said that there were a lof of tourists sites in her constituency which needed support from the governement.

She applauded organisers of Miss Tourism Ghana for whipping up interest of the youth in tourism, and urged the government as well as corporate institutions to give them the necessary support to achieve more for the country.

By Edem Mensah-Tsotorme