Lagos State Governor, Mr Babatunde Fashola (SAN)  on Saturday flagged off the first ever Lagos Sea Food Festival, describing it as an opportunity to showcase the enormous entrepreneurship, hardwork and resourcefulness of the people who live in the coastal areas.

The Governor who spoke at the Eko Atlantic City Beachfront in Victoria Island venue of the event which had in attendance participants in the Kuramo Conference 2012 and other notables including the First Lady, Dame Emmanuella Abimbola Fashola, traditional rulers and exhibitors said the seafood festival would be an opportunity to promote what is indigenous.

He wondered why residents of Lagos despite their closeness to the coastline and prevalence of fresh fish and seafood still prefer to eat frozen foods, stressing that Lagosians should promote what is their own.

“This Food festival will showcase the enormous opportunities and unlock the treasure box of 180 kilometres of  Atlantic water, our lagoons and creeks which nature has invested in Lagos but which we are yet to optimize”, he added.

The Governor said in coastal areas like Ibeju Lekki, Epe, Eti Osa  and Badagry, there are people who for generations have depended on the natural resources that water provides for Lagos to make a living, adding that the festival is aimed at showcasing them.

Governor Fashola said the timing of the Sea food festival to coincide with the ongoing Kuramo Conference Lagos 2012 is not an accident but one which was debated and decided upon by the members of the State Executive Council to showcase the rural areas in the State.

He explained that it was no accident that during his address at the opening ceremony of the Kuramo Conference 2012, he spoke about how Africa must unlock the opportunities which currently are not available to children of Cote D’ivoire  thus leading to a situation where the country produces cocoa but her children do not know what chocolates tastes like.

The Governor noted that the Lagos Sea Food Festival is being linked with Kuramo because the present administration believes that the exportation of local Nigerian and African cuisines would be one of the milestones that would be recorded and exported to the world in a short while.

Governor Fashola expressed happiness that the festival has also provided opportunities to creative young people who have various items such as local ovens which could be used to smoke the sea foods and exhibited at the festival.

He added that the present administration in Lagos State is very passionate about the exposure of the potentials of the business in seafoods, adding that what is happening at the festival should be what happens on the various beachfronts.

The Governor said for a country like Nigeria, the promotion and encouragement of sea foods business and its economy should be what life away from oil should be.

Earlier, The State Commissioner for Agriculture and Cooperatives, Prince Gbolahan Lawal in an address of welcome said the Lagos Seafood Festival is aimed at showcasing what the local population have and can do.

He added that it would also be an opportunity for the various participants, exhibitors and visitors to the festival to network and expand the frontiers of their businesses.

The Festival was attended by participants at the Kuramo Conference Lagos 2012, traditional rulers, fish entrepreneurs and members of the State Executive Council. It featured exhibitions from various providers of delicacies made from sea foods.

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Eko oni baje, never

Why always Lagos?!
You've got a problem with Lagos?! Find the shortest cut to your village

I forgot
Eko and Yoruber oni baje, never

...what happened to oko aje festival? It used to hold from Kuramo to Ebute Elefun. Will it be resuscitated?

Correct.. Kai, he for fix the festival for December na.. Well, Eko o ni baje, o baje ti..

geeez:

Eko O Ni Baje

Yorubaland O Ni baje!

For all those wishing Lagos and Yoruba land evil, the land will not work for you insha Allah and In Jesus name. Amen

You forgot Obatala

Eko Atlantic*:
Eko oni baje, never

Why always Lagos?!
You've got a problem with Lagos?! Find the shortest cut to your village

With comments like this, I know how big your mind is. And how small your brain is. Good timing for the Seafood festival, you could do with a few more fishbrains.

Eko Atlantic*:


You forgot Obatala

What of Sango?... *Yawns* Good morning Nairaland.

onyx79:
With comments like this, I know how big your mind is. And how small your brain is. Good timing for the Seafood festival, you could do with a few more fishbrains.

Can't we make comments without side jabs?

Lagos and Yoruba land can always get better and of course more peaceful to attract the best....

onyx79:
With comments like this, I know how big your mind is. And how small your brain is. Good timing for the Seafood festival, you could do with a few more fishbrains.

Na wetin go strike you be this

Burger01:
What of Sango?...

Eku odun omi o... @Fashola

onyx79:
With comments like this, I know how big your mind is. And how small your brain is. Good timing for the Seafood festival, you could do with a few more fishbrains.

If i were you, i'd just ignore his comment and move on with my comment

@Atlantic, that's right for the haters.. You cracked me up in this cold. Eko o ni baje o, o boje ti...

Whooever plan to spoil LAGOS, GOD will scatter their life

Cool one Me like fish oooo no be small FRESH ONE

I must visit this festival today......

The HATERS never comment o, guess THE PROGRESS OF LAGOS STILL DEY SHOCK THEM

Have u tried drinking garri with this kind of fish?

trigar12: The HATERS never comment o, guess THE PROGRESS OF LAGOS STILL DEY SHOCK THEM

They are not needed on this thread..

Sometimes I wonder why its the immigrants that are in Lagos that are always quick to make ethnically biased comments. Real lagosians do not beef other citizens and we are very accommodating. So please all these Yoruba coalition trying to paint lagosians as proud people, pls talk about your state and don't because you are Yoruba you are automatically Lagosian.

Eko Atlantic where are you from in Lagos? Trigar12 what about you? Burger01 you nko?

Eko O nibaje O

Bought some really nice fresh prawns and fish at dirt cheap price there yesterday.

Probably going back for more.

stpat1: Sometimes I wonder why its the immigrants that are in Lagos that are always quick to make ethnically biased comments. Real lagosians do not beef other citizens and we are very accommodating. So please all these Yoruba coalition trying to paint lagosians as proud people, pls talk about your state and don't because you are Yoruba you are automatically Lagosian.

Eko Atlantic where are you from in Lagos? Trigar12 what about you? Burger01 you nko?

Eko O nibaje O

Don't bother about where I am from in Lagos. This thread can't contain the details. One sure thing, was born, bread, riced, watered and buttered in Lagos. What else?... I beg Eko o ni baje, o baje ti... Egun to koko jo.....

stpat1: Sometimes I wonder why its the immigrants that are in Lagos that are always quick to make ethnically biased comments. Real lagosians do not beef other citizens and we are very accommodating. So please all these Yoruba coalition trying to paint lagosians as proud people, pls talk about your state and don't because you are Yoruba you are automatically Lagosian.

Eko Atlantic where are you from in Lagos? Trigar12 what about you? Burger01 you nko?

Eko O nibaje O

Why dont you lead? Which ward did you come out of, list both sides..

Where is this lagos.

190-the-clown:
Where is this lagos.

Eko Atlantic City Beachfront in Victoria Island venue of the event...

The Table looks so unkempt. Lets be orderly for once na.

Eko for life , Eko for show and Eko oni baje . All Okoro's who don't like our Lagos or complain of our development can go back to their jungle village and start doing the kidnapping and Arm robbery. Fashola will soon deport you back to your village before the end of 2015.

Very dynamic move by the Lagos govt. We need more of these types of initiatives across the country.