Some tourist parks and beaches in Lagos
on Monday recorded a large turnout of fun seekers who came out to
have fun on the Boxing Day celebration.
NAN reports that the Federal Government
had declared Dec. 26 and Dec. 27 Public holidays.
Some of the fun seekers, who spoke in
separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos,
said they had always looked forward to public holidays like this for
them to catch fun.
NAN correspondents, who visited some
parks and beaches around the city, observed that they were filled
with fun seekers.
A fun seeker, Miss Tolefe Okonji, said
she took advantage of the holiday to catch fun at the Freedom Park
due to her busy schedule.
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| Tourist at the One Lagos fiesta, Bar Beach, Victoria Island, Lagos |
“Freedom park is an environment I
have been looking forward to visit and I am happy that I finally made
it to the place due to the public holiday.
“I rarely have time to have fun due
to the nature of my job, so I use holidays like this to relax and
catch fun,’’ she said.
Okonji expressed satisfaction with this
year’s long holiday, adding that it gave her the opportunity to
hang out with friends and family.
A banker, Miss Jenifer Nwosu, said that
due to her work, she always took advantage of the day to have fun.
“Due to the nature of my job, I
always use public holidays to come to places I have not been to. So,
coming down to Amusement park is more of an adventure to me.
“I am having fun here and I am very
impressed with what I am seeing, “ Nwosu said.
A soft drink seller in Oshodi Heritage
Park, Mrs Tinuade Adepegba, expressed optimism that the business
would be profitable this time.
“So far, I have not sold much but am
very sure that I will still make money because fun seekers are still
coming and I am going to be here all the day, “ Adepegba said.
She said that she made reasonable
profit on Christmas Day celebration, adding that she was hopeful she
would make the same today.
Mr Lanre Aladesanmi, who came to
Elegushi Beach with his wife, said he always looked forward to public
holidays in order to visit beaches to catch some fun.
“I always look forward to days like
this because I use it to have a memorable outing with my loved ones.
“I love to visit beaches, most
especially Elegushi beach, because of the serene environment.
“It is a well organised beach with
lovely facilities and fun activities surrounding it, “ Aladesanmi
said.
A seller of roasted meat (suya) at
Arhakab Beach, Malam Ibrahim Danyaro, said he had made up to N15,000
and still expecting to make more sales before the close of the day.
“With a large turnout of people here,
I still expect to make more sales because there is still time.
“The influx of people here today is
good for my business, “ Danyaro said.
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