JJT, Badagry, Other Parks Boost Recreation, Tourism
The Lagos State Government has said that Parks and Gardens in the State have lived up to expectation as they have become tourists and recreation havens, adding that the recently established Johnson Jakande Tinubu Park, otherwise known as JJT Park, the Rafiu Jafojo Park and the Badagry Park have continued to attract visitors from within and outside the Country.
This was disclosed by the Commissioner for the Environment, Mr. Babatunde Durosinmi-Etti during his Ministry’s Annual Ministerial Press Briefing held in Alausa on Wednesday to commemorate the third year in office of the Akinwunmi Ambode Administration in Lagos State. He said that the Akinwunmi Ambode Administration had progressively altered the landscape of the State through aggressive greening, tree planting, beautification, landscaping and establishment of parks and gardens. His words: “to enhance environmental sustainability and meet health and recreational needs of the citizenry, the State Government in the last one year commissioned three world-class parks in different parts of the State.
These parks are the Johnson Jakande Tinubu(JJT) Park, located in Alausa, Ikeja, Rafiu Jafojo Park in Shasha, Alimosho and Badagry Recreational Park.”
“Together with other existing parks, the JJT Park, Rafiu Jafojo Park and Badagry Recreational Park soon became vital to the tourism matrix of the State as Lagos State scaled up as both local and international tourists destination with an upsurge of park users by one hundred and twenty-four percent”, he stressed.
He said that the State Government’s greening policy was consistent with its aim of aiding climate change mitigation efforts and reclaiming the glory of Lagos environment, which was renowned for its serene landscapes as well as parks and gardens, adding that government, in conformity with this goal had encouraged the establishment of Parks and Gardens Units in all Local Government Areas (LGAs) and Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the State to promote the ideals of greening and stimulate the development of recreational parks at the grassroots.