The Suntan Beach in Badagry on Monday
recorded a large turnout of fun seekers who trooped out to celebrate
the Boxing Day.
A correspondent of the News Agency of
Nigeria (NAN) reports that the beach was filled with visitors from
various parts of the country in spite of the hot weather condition.
A fun seeker, Miss Busola Lawal, from
Ota in Ogun, said that she took advantage of the holiday to catch fun
at the beach due to her busy schedules.
“Due to the nature of my job, I
rarely have time for myself, so I usually use holidays like this to
relax and catch fun,’’ she said.
Another fun seeker, Mr Ayobami Badejo
who came with his family, said he was using the holiday to spend more
time with his family.
“I work in Port Harcourt and my
family stays in Lagos. So, during times like this, we always go on
outings to where we can have fun,’’ Badejo said,
Mr Nuru Mohammed, a seller of roasted
meat, popularly known as suya, said he had made sales close to N7,000
and still expecting to earn more before the close of the day.
“I wish everyday can be a public
holiday in Nigeria so that I can make this kind of money every time.
“I have made over N7,000 now and I am
sure that I will still make more because more people would patronise
me.
“The crowd is so much and this means
good business for me,’’ he said.
A soft drink seller, Mrs Maupe Adeovi,
could not hide her joy over the sales she made.
“Business has been great today and I
am so glad about this because things had really been slow for over a
week.
“My drinks even finished and I had to
quickly rush to the market to get more drinks.
“This kind of thing happens once in a
while and I am going to make the best use of it, ’’she said.
The Officer in Charge of Suntan Beach,
Mr Stanley Hungbo attributed the large turn out to the safety of the
beach and the patriotism of Nigerians.
He said that the beach had not
witnessed any mishap for over a year.
“For several years, we have not
witnessed any drowning in this beach and this can be attributed to
the safety measures we put in place.
“The beach is very safe and this
factor has contributed to the large turnout of people because they
are assured of their safety, ‘’ Hungbo said.
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