Nigeria needs a post-coronavirus economic revival plans that is centred on security, power generation and economic diversification. For me, this plan should ringfence tourism and set it an annual target of generating at least $20bn

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Gashaka State shall be established along the Nigerian border with Cameroon with its capital at Gembu. This state will be known as Nigeria's wildlife state and shall be covered by special animals rights provisions

[2] Animals will take priority over human beings in Gashaka State. Whenever there is a conflict, human settlements will be relocated, leaving the animals to roam freely under wild conditions

[3] Half of Gashaka State shall be a game reserve, while the other half shall be used for other tourist activities like theme parks, mountain climbing, etc.

[4] A national Park Rangers Brigade will be formed to safeguard tourism. They will be given shoot-at-sight orders whenever they confront poachers

[5] An Eighth Mechanised Brigade of the Nigerian Army will be formed and located in Gashaka State to provide security for the tourism industry

[6] All species of tropical animal will be brought to this new tourist haven with a view to having thriving communities of every known specie indigenous to our environment over the next 20 years

[7] Tourist operators who build hotels, game resorts, railway links, etc in Gashaka State will be offered a five year tax holiday

[8] An international airport shall be built at Gembu using federal funds, and a railway network shall be build connecting the rest of Gashaka State to the capital

[9] The Nigerian Tourist Board shall put together tourist packages that will enable visitors to visit Gashaka but as part of their visit also go to other attractions like Olumo Rock, Lake Oguta, Ikogosi Warm Springs, Idanre Hills, Umuahia War Museum, Obudu Cattle Ranch, Tinapa, etc. A high-speed special National Tourist Railway Network shall be constructed, liking all these sites together

[10] The penalty for anyone convicted of poaching animals in Gashaka State shall be death by firing squad