One Lagos Fiesta: Sunny Ade, Others To Usher Lagosians Into 2017
BY PROSPERITY KENNETH
Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous Metropolis is going
all out this year to ensure that residents and tourists round up the
year 2016 in style with the ongoing “One Lagos Fiesta”, OLF, the biggest
crossover celebration in the country.
The event, an extraordinary entertainment festival, taking
place simultaneously in five divisions of the state – Epe, Ikorodu,
Agege, Badagry and Victoria Island – continuously for 8 straight days,
has attracted hundreds of thousands of adults and children from all over
the state.
The first day of OLF kicked off on a fantastic note on
Christmas Eve as Nigerian artistes and music legends turned up to make
the opening day a memorable one in all the five locations across Lagos.
So far, the 8-day long event has been graced by a wide
array of artistes from different genres including rappers MI, Phyno,
Reminisce, Lil Kesh, Seriki, as well as pop stars and vocalists such as
Adekunle Gold, Mayorkun, Olu Maintain, Dremo, Niniola, Eedris
Abdulkareem, Klever Jay, Kenny Saint Best, Azadus, Tony Tetuila, Jazzman
Olofin, Wale Thompson, Minjin, Lanre Teriba, Busola Oke (Eleyele),
Oluwaseun Rantiola, Atawewe, Valentine, Oladips, Olori of Africa and
more.
Music legends like Salawa Abeni, Adewale Ayuba, Sir Shina
Peters, Ebenezer Obey and his son, Tolu Obey, as well as Stella Monye
have also honoured Lagosians by performing classic hits and some of
their most memorable songs.
Also, cultural groups like the Lagos State Council of Arts and Culture, Meshico Sax Traditional band, and the Awori Troupe have
been present at some of the locations, entertaining the audience with
traditional dances, plays and pantomime.
Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode had made surprise
appearances so far in four out of five of the locations and is expected
to be at the Bar Beach venue of the OLF today in Victoria Island, not
only to encourage Lagosians to be highly optimistic about the incoming
year but to also make important announcements.
In the historic town of Badagry, the Governor promised a
state of the art cinema to be completed within the next 18 months.
According to him, the construction of the cinema would create employment
opportunities for Badagry youth, while also boosting the tourism
potential of the region which is widely known for popular tourist sites
such as the Slave Museum, Nigeria’s first storey building and many more.
Ambode had also announced readiness of Lagos State
Government to offer amnesty to cultists willing to renounce their
membership of cult groups and turn over a new leaf – an effort by the
government to ensure that 2017 is a great year of security for all its
stakeholders.
One Lagos Fiesta continues today, December 31st, well into
the new-year. January 1st, 2017. Lagosians will be counting down into
2017 at all 5 venues with cheer, positivity, great music, good food,
lots of excitement and amazing fireworks. Happy 2017...
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