by Anike Jacobs
So, the 2015 edition of the annual Lagos carnival held on Saturday, May 9, 2016 and oh my, was it fun?
It was an occasion of glamor, color, fun, beauty and a rich display of the culture of Lagos with various groups representing diverse neighborhoods, communities and selected associations in Lagos.
The participants marched in a procession through different routes like Bourdillon Road-Giwa Barracks- Falomo Roundabout- Awolowo Road,-King George V Road-Bamgbose –Campos Square- Catholic Mission Street to put up a masterful display at the Tafawa Balewa Square Lagos.
The participating adult Carnival groups include, Lafiaji, Epetedo, Oko Faji, Locomotion, Obalende, Isale-Eko, Ogba, Woro Group, Ikeja, Emerald, Surulere, Ilasamaja, with many of the members made up of predominantly the youth.
Host Governor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) gave the closing remark.
He described the day as a great family day where all the children, parents can come out, dance, sing, display and generally have fun, stressing that a nation that has so many young people needs many more of this kind of activity to expend the energies that it has and to channel them to productive purposes.
“We have built a great team and it couldn’t have happened without you, so for me, it is time to say thank you all very much, you have been wonderful over the years and it is also time to say bye- bye, God bless you” he appreciated.
Moments you missed at the event:
The Selfies and solo actions:
You can video more photos and videos on our instagram page.
#LagosCarnival2015 #Lagos #HappyPeople All Dem dance moves on point!
A video posted by YNaija (@ynaijaonline) on May 9, 2015 at 6:46am PDT
There is so much fun here. #happypeople #lagosians #Lagospeople #Ekoonibaje #Lagoscarnival 2015
A video posted by YNaija (@ynaijaonline) on May 9, 2015 at 6:36am PDT
Photo credit: YNaija, Fuse and crea8tivity
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