…Flags Off ‘One Lagos Fiesta’
…FG Hails Initiative
Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday
restated his commitment to keep faith with the promise he made during the
electioneering campaign to run an all-inclusive government, where every
community will not be left out in the scheme of affairs.
Governor Ambode, who spoke while flagging off the ‘One
Lagos Fiesta’ at the Agege Stadium, said the programme was in
fulfillment of his campaign promise, as well as improving on what he met on
ground on all fronts.
The ‘One Lagos Fiesta’, an initiative of the
present administration is tailored towards ushering in the New Year, is
designed to hold between December 27, and January 1, 2016 simultaneously in
five locations across the State including Epe, Badagry, Ikorodu, Agege and
Lagos Island.
Speaking at the event, Governor Ambode recalled the last
time he visited Agege Stadium during the electioneering campaign, saying he was
back again to fulfill one of the promises made to the people then.
He said: “The last time I came to this stadium was during
the campaign and I came with President Muhammadu Buhari. The President has been
so magnanimous, he has sent us the Minister of Information and Culture to come
back here and say a big thank you to all of you.”
“We promised you that we are going to bring governance to
the communities; we promised you that we are going to have a government of
inclusion where all of you will be included in everything that we will be doing
in Lagos State.”
“That is why we are here to say that One Lagos Fiesta is
about all of you and it is about the rest of Lagos. We want every youth and
every parent to enjoy what others have been enjoying through the nook and
crannies of the state”.
"That is why we have decided to have a five-day programme
that will be done in Badagry, Agege, Epe, Ikorodu and Lagos Island. This is the
first place I’m visiting and that means you mean a lot to me," Governor Ambode
said.
The Governor said that his administration was working hard
to make Lagos work for all, just as he assured that good things would start
happening in Agege, and indeed in the whole of Lagos going forward.
Earlier, the Federal Government, through the Minister of
Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed hailed Lagos State for the
innovative annual countdown event, describing it as the biggest of its kind in
sub-Saharan Africa.
Mohammed also congratulated Governor Ambode and the
Government of Lagos State for rejigging the event into what is now known as the
‘One Lagos Fiesta’ designed to hold simultaneously in five different locations
across the State.
"Instead of the omnibus show that is usually held at the Bar
Beach in Lagos, the State Government has now decided to organize the ‘One Lagos
Fiesta’, starting from today, Dec. 27 and running through January 1st 2016."
"This will ensure that all the five Administrative Divisions
of the State have a taste of the crossover celebrations. In addition to
bringing the annual event closer to the people by staging it in Agege, Badagry,
Epe, Ikorodu and the Bar Beach, the ‘One Lagos Fiesta’ will also showcase the
multi-cultural endowment and arts of the various communities in the five
administrative divisions of the state," the Minister said.
He expressed hope that the Lagos countdown event ”will
become bigger and bigger and will form a major part of the annual Calendar of
Festivals which we plan to unveil in the days ahead.”
Also speaking, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly,
Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa thanked Governor Ambode for showing love to the people
of the State, especially Agege, and promised the people that government would
ensure that the next edition will be bigger and better.
Prominent musicians, including Dbanj and Seun Kuti,
performed at the Fiesta.
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