Ikorodu residents laud Lagos for staging ‘One Lagos Fiesta’

Some fun-seekers at the just concluded “One Lagos Fiesta” have lauded the Lagos State Government for hosting the event in old five divisions that made up the state.

They, in separate interviews, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the arrangement had enabled many residents of the state to fully participate and enjoy the fiesta.

They appealed to the state government to extend the fiesta to other festivals such as the Eid-el-Fitri, the Eid-el-Kabir and Eid-el-Maulid.

NAN reports Some fun-seekers at the just concluded “One Lagos Fiesta” have lauded the Lagos State Government for hosting the event in old five divisions that made up the state.

They, in separate interviews, told the News Agency of Nigeria that the arrangement had enabled many residents of the state to fully participate and enjoy the fiesta.

They appealed to the state government to extend the fiesta to other festivals such as the Eid-el-Fitri, the Eid-el-Kabir and Eid-el-Maulid.

NAN reports that the maiden five-day fiesta, which was held simultaneously in Ikorodu, Epe, Badagry, Lagos Island and Agege, ended on January 1.

Wilson Davies, a resident of Ikorodu, who described the event as a “unifying factor”, said it represented the new face of tourism in the state.

Davies said: “In the past, people, young and old, often went to places like the Bar Beach and Badagry to seek fun during festive seasons.

“So, this method is a good innovation to attract fun-seekers to gather at different locations of the state to enjoy same unique experience.”

The resident, who is also a professional photographer, urged the state government to organise similar fiesta during other festive celebrations.

Another resident, Onikosi Abdulrasak, said the presence of security personnel emboldened him to pay a repeat visit to the ground.

Abdulrasak said: “I first attended the fiesta on its third day and I fell in love with the array of activities and artistes at the event.