Ambode unveils Alhaji Rafiu Jafojo Recreational Park

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By Kazeem Ugbodaga

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has immortalized the late Alhaji Rafiu Jafojo by naming a newly built recreational park in Shasha area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria after him.

Jafojo was a former Deputy Governor of Lagos State during the administration of Alhaji Lateef Jakande.

Ambode said the naming of the park after Jafojo justified his administration’s committed effort towards recognising past heroes who laboured to make Lagos the destination of first choice among the States of the Federation.

“In order to achieve the Lagos of our dream, we therefore embarked on massive landscaping and greening projects, as well as establishment of more recreational parks and gardens with the ultimate desire to establish parks and gardens in all the 57 LGs and LCDA’s of the state.

“This recreational park, christened Alhaji Rafiu Jafojo Recreational Park is one of such parks and this is to be dedicated to the recreational activities of the Awori community and the adjoining towns. This administration also commissioned the JJT Park in Alausa, Ikeja, in honour of three of our past governors who laid the foundation of what Lagos is today. Rtd. Brigadier Mobolaji Johnson, AlhajiLateefKayodeJakande and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu were some of our past heroes whose name were immortalised with the JJT Park,” he said.

Ambode, who was represented by the Commissioner for the Environment, Dr. Samuel Adejare said the park without doubt, would add value to and improve the lives of beneficiaries.

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Special Adviser to the Governor on the Environment, Babatunde Hunpe said the Shasha Recreational Park occupied approximately a total land area of 15,447 square meters with soft and hard landscaping and recreation facilities for basketball, children playground, gazeboes, and water fountain, commercial stand among other facilities.

“Also adorning this facilities are ornamental plants, palms, garden seats, trees of various types, rotunda, garden lights, gazeboes with seats, multipurpose court, children playing ground, irrigation facilities, toilet facilities, and parking area.

“The administration has continuously placed emphasis on the need of the people and has relentlessly initiated and implemented policies and programmes that would enhance the aesthetic of the environment and promote health and wellbeing of the citizenry,” he said.

Hunpe stated that the objectives of the new Environmental and Urban renewal laws, including the campaign on tree planting were designed to achieve a serene, healthy, beautiful and conducive environment and reduce stress on our citizen.

“The unveiling of this park today is in line with the Cleaner Lagos Initiative (CLI) which is aimed primarily to make our environment a better place to live. It has the potential to provide jobs for our teaming populace with focus on investors, unskilled labour and committed environmentalists.

“There is no doubt that this park will enhance the aesthetic of the area, improve communities’ relationships and more importantly increase the work ethics of people within and around the park,” he said.

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