Adeogun Adeola, the Chief Organiser
of 2015 Lagos State Carnival, has projected that
Saturday’s carnival involving elaborate costumes,
pomp and pageantry would generate N1 billion to
government’s purse.

Adeola, also the Special Adviser to the Lagos
State Commissioner for Tourism, said this in an
interview in Lagos.

The 2015 Lagos State Carnival will be held at the
Tafawa Balewa Square in Lagos from 6.30 a.m. on
May 9.

He said the N1 billion would be generated from
sales of handcraft and cultural memorabilia.
“Most of the items that will be sold there are
made by the special skill acquisition centres
established by the state government.
“We have invested so much in this year’s carnival
and we look forward to great harvest and
satisfaction of tourists.

“We have many products to be sold to most of the
attendees and lovers of traditional attires.
“Students from the state’s special skill
acquisition centres will have an exhibition of their
products,“ Adeola said.

He said that the carnival would commence at 6:30
a.m. with a procession from Bourdilon through
Campus Square to Tafawa Balewa Square, all on
the Lagos Island.

According to him, 35 carnival groups in Lagos will
participate in the procession.

He said that the yearly carnival, which started in
2010, was aimed at celebrating the state’s
ancestry and her economic growth.

“Lagos State is known as the centre for commerce
and has been experiencing spontaneous growth in
the past years.

“This carnival is another avenue to celebrate the
rapid economic growth and Lagos’s rich culture.
Adeola also said that necessary facilities had been
put in place to ensure that tourists were
comfortable during the festival.

“We have made arrangements too for the LAGBUS
to convey tourists to the site from different
locations within the state.

“Fifteen thousand cartoons of noodles will to be
dished out to the first 15,000 tourists who get to
the venue early enough,“ he said.

http://www.vanguardngr.com/2015/05/lasg-to-generate-n1b-from-2015-lagos-state-carnival/

2/3 of the money would be unaccounted for, I wonder why?

Tinubu don hammer again.

Change d money


APC! Change d money!

Mogidi:
2/3 of the money would be unaccounted for, I wonder why?

Tinubu don hammer again.

Seun needs to set up E-hospital on NL. Do you know why? People like you need regular check up before commenting.

Tinubu E-haters will start saying what com is their stomach without a second thought..At the mention of Lagos state som1 wl link it up to Tinubu.Just want sombody to kno dt Haters ar liable to die young.

If the money is raised really then a nice development and I op d skills acquisition sch continue after ds tenure.

1 billion naira ke,

Invest in tourism simple. This goes to show oyel can always have an alternative. Oil is being rejected by the world, if a carnival can generate this much, pls government invest in tourism, while working on Steel, Mines, Agriculture and Science.


I know a set of pple will run here like i've just cursed their tribe cos i've said oil should be download. Shows they really enjoyed the "goose with the golden egg" status all this while and the bragging over it.