Fun-seekers have appealed to the Lagos State Government and Badagry West Local Council Development Area to uplift facilities at Sultan Beach to make it a centre of attraction during festivals.
They gave the advice on Monday as hundreds of fun-seekers from different states thronged the Sultan Beach in Badagry, Lagos State, to celebrate the Easter holiday.
The News Agency of Nigeria, which visited the beach, reported that people of all ages were seen catching fun at the beach and entertaining themselves with food and drinks.
Olusola Akinlowo, a resident of Agbara, Lagos, said he always visited the beach during festive periods with his family.
“Time has come for both Lagos State and Badagry-West to uplift facilities at the beach. I come here every festive period to celebrate with my family. But nothing is changing yearly.
“Government should create a section within the beach where children will have the opportunity to play with themselves instead of going into the ocean. A bouncing castle and other playing things should be provided for them,” he said.
Mr Dele Amos, a cleric from Iyana-Ipaja, Lagos, said that the Easter holiday was a moment to spend time with his family.
“This place shows the greatness of the Lord, it also reflects the greatness of God. We believe that if God could create all these things, that means there is nothing he cannot do,” he said.
Meanwhile, some residents of the Federal Capital Territory also used the occasion of Easter to thank God for surviving the cash crunch caused by the naira redesign policy.
The residents told NAN on Monday that they were grateful to God for being alive to celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
A businesswoman and mother of four, Mrs Elizabeth Joseph, said it was a “testimony” that her family survived the period.
“My husband and I are business persons and I can say we are fairly comfortable. However, the naira scarcity wrecked us to the point that it was difficult to afford three square meals not because we did not have money,” she said.
A public servant, Mr Godswill Adah, said the level of hardship he went through during the period was unimaginable, adding that he almost lost his aged mother who was ill.
Adah said, “I turned to begging to be able to get as little as N500 to pay for fare to get to the office.”
“Thank God for the decision of the Central Bank of Nigeria to push the old notes back into circulation.”
