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Ban on alcohol: Hoteliers in Kwara react

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March 16, 2018
in North Central, Top News
Ban on alcohol: Hoteliers in Kwara react
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Some hotel associations have called  on the Kwara State government to reverse its law prohibiting the sale, production and consumption of alcohol in the state.

They said the enforcement of such a law would have a drastic effect on the nation’s economy and the hospitality industry.

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They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews on Friday in Lagos.

The Kwara State Government had  on March 13 banned the public sale,  consumption and production of alcohol in the state.

The Executive Secretary of the Hotel and Personnel Services Employers’ Association of Nigeria (HOPESEA), Mr Adeniyi Ologun, said that such a decision would cause restrictions on freedom to invest.

Ologun said that the development was a minus for investors in the hospitality industry.

He said that hoteliers had tried to make huge gains from the sale of alcohol to be able to pay the various  taxes levied on them over the years.

“Implementing the new law will force several of our members out of job and it  will be compounding our problems,” he said.

Also, the Deputy President, Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria (FTAN), Southwest zone, Mr Ayo Olumoko, said that considerations should be given to Christians and hospitality players in the state.

He said the state government banning sale, consumption and production of alcohol would have adverse effect on them.

Olumoko said that the development was an indication that the state was trying to be counted as a Sharia state.

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He said that since the state comprised of both Christians and Muslims, both religious’ interests must be considered by the government while enacting any law.

“Not now that there is an economic downturn when people are looking for things to recreate with and make themselves happy that the state should enforce its ban on alcohol.

“This will also affect our cultural and traditional activities.

“Some of those alcohol that had been banned are used by the elders to perform cultural rites during traditional ceremonies.

“I think the Kwara State government  needs to  reflect on the effect of such a decision on Christians, our traditional activities and the hospitality firms,” he said.

Also, the President of the Nigeria Hotel Association (NHA), Mr Lanre Awoseyin, said that the ban would not be adhered to because Nigerians generally were fun lovers.

He said that the decision would give room to trade restrictions and reduce internally generated revenue for the state government.

According to him, the taxes they generated from each hospitality firm would no longer be and people would continue to consume it in secret.

“I  am speaking from experience; you see, even in the north where a law like this was made in the past, it never worked.”

Awoseyin said that people were still transporting alcohol there only that they would not expose them to the public while in transit.

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