Monga Executive Council of UN-Tourism, yomwe kale imadziwika kuti United Nations Tourism Organisation [UNWTO], akukonzekera kusankha Mlembi Wamkulu wotsatira wa bungwe logwirizana ndi UN, bungwe la African Travel Commission [ATC] lapempha mamembala a ku Africa a UN-Tourism Executive Council kuti achite zinthu mwanzeru, mwachilungamo, ndi kudzipereka kosasunthika ku mfundo za chilungamo, chilungamo, ndi kulinganiza kwapadziko lonse zomwe zimathandizira dongosolo la United Nations.
Lucky Onoriode George, Mtsogoleri Wamkulu wa ATC, adanena kuti Mlembi Wamkulu, Zurab Pololikashvili, yemwe akumaliza nthawi yake yachiwiri, sayenera kuloledwa kusintha miyambo yokhazikitsidwa pofuna kupeza nthawi yachitatu. "Palibe bungwe la UN lomwe limalola utsogoleri wake kuti ugwire ntchito mopyola magawo awiri. Muyezo uwu uyenera kutsatiridwa kuti usunge kukhulupirika ndi kuvomerezeka kwa mabungwe," adatero George.
Anakumbutsa mamembala a Executive Council ochokera ku Africa za gawo lofunika kwambiri la ATC pakusintha bungwe lomwe kale linali la International Union of Official Travel Organisations [IUOTO] kukhala bungwe la World Tourism Organisation [WTO] mu 1975.
"Monga omanga ofunikira akusinthaku, mayiko aku Africa ali ndi udindo wapadera wosunga ndi kuteteza utsogoleri wapamwamba kwambiri," adawonjezera.
ATC idawonetsanso nkhawa yayikulu pakukwezedwa kwa munthu wina waku Europe, Harry Theoharis waku Greece, ngati wolowa m'malo mwa Secretary General wapano, yemwenso akuchokera ku Europe. Mlembi wamkulu amene panopa akuchokera ku Georgia, dziko lina la ku Ulaya.
George adanena kuti izi zimasokoneza mfundo ya kasinthasintha wa madera ndipo zimasiya mpata wochepa wa utsogoleri kuchokera kumadera omwe amayimiliridwa pang'ono.
"Afirika asangokhala chete chifukwa cha kusalinganika kumeneku. Ngati sichoncho tsopano, ndi liti pamene anthu oyenerera ku Africa kapena ochokera m'madera ena omwe sanasamalidwe adzapatsidwa mwayi wotsogolera?" anafunsa.
Mosiyana ndi izi, a ATC imavomereza mwamphamvu Gloria Guevara waku Mexico, kutchula ziyeneretso zake zapadera komanso momwe amaonera dziko lonse lapansi. Monga nduna yakale ya Tourism ku Mexico komanso mkulu waposachedwa wa World Travel and Tourism Council [WTTC], Guevara amabweretsa zokumana nazo zambiri kuchokera kumagulu aboma ndi aboma.
"Kusankhidwa kwake kumayimira kuphatikizika, kusintha, komanso kuchoka kofunikira pakuchita utsogoleri wapadziko lonse lapansi," adatero George.
"Ziyeneranso kunenedwa momveka bwino kuti UN Tourism si bungwe lotsatsa malonda, koma ndi ndondomeko yokonza ndondomeko ya chitukuko cha dziko lonse lapansi.
Bungwe la ATC lidadandaulanso ndi mwayi womwe adasowa mchaka cha 2017 pomwe maiko awiri a mu Africa adakaniza thandizo kwa Dr. Walter Mzembi wa ku Zimbabwe, zomwe zidawonongera dziko la Africa mwayi wotsogolera bungweli.
"Afirika sangakwanitse kutsekanso chitseko,"
George anachenjeza.
"Ngati tipitiliza kuyika zofuna zaumwini ndi ndale patsogolo pa mgwirizano wapadziko lonse lapansi, tikhalabe pachiwopsezo chopusitsidwa ndi kunyozedwa," adatero. "Tiyenera kulankhula ndi mawu amodzi, osati tokha komanso chilungamo chapadziko lonse lapansi."
"African Travel Commission ikupempha mamembala onse aku Africa a Executive Council omwe adzavotere, Cabo Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ghana, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania, and Zambia kuvota ndi chikumbumtima, kulimba mtima, komanso momveka bwino.
"Pambuyo pa zonse, mayiko onse omwe ali mamembala amalipira ndalama zofanana za umembala. Mmodzi ayenera kufunsa: chifukwa chiyani dera limodzi liyenera kulamulira kosatha? Lolani kuti mbiri iwonetsere kuti Africa idayimilira chilungamo pamene chinali chofunika kwambiri," ATC inamaliza.
Za African Travel Commission [ATC]
Yakhazikitsidwa m'zaka za m'ma 1960 ndi akuluakulu akuluakulu a mabungwe oyendera alendo ku Africa, ATC inatsatiridwa ndi European Travel Commission [ETC].
Bungweli lidachita gawo lodziwika bwino pokhazikitsa Tsiku la World Tourism Day, lomwe limadziwika padziko lonse lapansi pa Seputembara 27, ndipo lakhala likulimbikitsa nthawi zonse kuti pakhale utsogoleri woyimira bwino komanso utsogoleri pazambiri zokopa alendo padziko lonse lapansi.