Tourism Potentials Of Kagoro

By Emmanuel Gandu

INTRODUCTION
You are welcome to Gworok (Kagoro) town in Southern Kaduna of Nigeria.
Kagoro is indigenous to Oegworok.
The town is a peace loving, hospitable and predominantly christian in faith.
Kagoro boasts of a rich history and cultural heritage, beautiful weather of generally temperate climate, rich fertile soil, good spread of rainfall, and so much that makes the town attractive not only to the entire Southern Kaduna, the Middle Belt, but Nigeria in general.
The Afan (mountain) is one of the pride of the Oegworok people, it is a Jewel of inestimable value.

Warriors as they are, the Kagoro indomitable and industrious spirit stands them out politically, economically, and spiritually, as well as their entrepreneurship and social life engagement in Southern Kaduna, Kaduna state and Nigeria in general.
As a clarion call to the Gworok nationhood, the Kagoro man would say, “Nwan Oegwaza nyin nshio’aa” ? This clarion call as you all know is comparable to the Igbo call of “Igbo Kwenu”

TOURISM SITES AND OCCASIONS

1. Afan National Festival.
2. Kagoro Mountains

• Akatan mountain peak.
• Caves
• Water falls

1. Katagwan – the legendary giant, warrior, peace and human rights advocate who lived for about 300 years.
   (a) Katagwan grave @ Dusai Kagoro reputedly the longest in the world.
   (b) Katagwan foot prints @ Aduwo Shuai at Agban Kagoro.
   (c) Katagwan Cave @ Dusai Kagoro.
2. Water intake mountain spring and complex @ Kpak Kagoro – supplying water to Kagoro and Kafanchan.
3. Chiefs Palace constructed in the mid 1940’s with minor renovation during the reign of the 5th. Chief of Kagoro Dr. Gwamna Awan (1945 – 2008)
4. Chitong Healing shrine @ Dusai Kagoro
5. Kajjim Hanging bridge @ Tuyit Kagoro

HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
(a) Guest houses

• Monai Guest Houo
• Bashonshiom Guest House
• Labesta Guest House
  (b) Relaxation/Outing spots
• Shemang
• Kpashang
• White House
• Ashieji
• Ikeja
• Sharp Corner

SPIRITUALITY AND EDUCATION
Kagoro have an abundance of Churces and Mosques spread across the town for the spiritual needs of the people.
(a) The Catholic Church SMA headquarters in Northern Nigeria with it’s Vocational Centre.
(b) ECWA College of Health Technology.
(c) ECWA Theological Seminary.

OTHER ATTRACTION/ INCENTIVES
(1) Centrally located :
Kagoro is centrally located between southern Kaduna towns, Plateau State, Nasarawa state, FCT Abuja.
(2) Road Network :
Kagoro is connected by a good network of roads with the neighbouring towns of Kafanchan, Kwoi, Zangon Kataf, Zonkwa Gidan Waya, Manchok (Moroa), Bukuru.
It’s just about 55 minutes drive from Jos, one and half hour from Abuja, and about 2 hours from Kaduna.
(3) Fine weather :
Kagoro is blessed with cool temperate, a high altitude, tropical rain forest, good spread of rainfall throughout the year with a dry spell from December to February.
(4) Home for everyone :
Kagoro is home to many Nigerians who have been attracted by the peace loving indigenous people, and for some because their grandparents and parents had settled down in the town.
A lot more have settled down, build their own homes, intermarried with the indigenous people, have acquired indigene status, and deep in one form of business or the other.
They include Fulani, Hausa, Igbo, Yoruba, and other tribes.
(5) Dress code :
Kagoro enjoys the luxury of two dress codes – the official Kagoro attire for Kagoro indigenous people, and the Cheherak (Kachechere) attire for the Dusai people who are also indigenous people of Kagoro.
These attires contribute to add colour, beauty, and glamour to the dress sense and social life of the Oegworok people and visitors alike.

For your tourism pleasure and relaxation, business and educational pursuit, Gworok is the destination.
KAGORO, THE HEARTBEAT OF SOUTHERN KADUNA.

Peace 🙏