Monarch asks Lagos to make Topo-Badagry coconut tourists’ site

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The Baale of Topo Island, Badagry , Lagos State, Chief Oluwadami Avose, has called on the Lagos State Government to utilise coconut plantation in the area for tourism.
The Topo - Badagry monarch made the call during the Marathon Walk by youths to commemorate the 2018 Coconut Heritage Festival tagged : “ AGUNKEFEST’’ .
The News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN ) reports that the marathon walk took off from Badagry Roundabout to Topo Island ahead of the 7th Coconut Heritage Day holding at Badagry Suntan Beach on Sunday .
The theme of the festival is “ Harnessing Coconut Production for Economic Empowerment and Tourism Development in Lagos State ”.
According to the monarch , coconut tree was first planted in Topo Island by the Roman Catholic Missionaries in 1845.
“ This is where we have the first teachers training college in Nigeria, where great teachers passed through .
“ Roman Catholics all over Lagos come to this island every Nov . 2 to pray every year .
“ There are many historical sites here that the government should utilise and add value to this island , ” he said .
He urged Nigerians to always drink coconut water because of its health benefits .
The Coordinator of the marathon walk, Mr Oke - Tojinu Setonji, said the exercise was to make the residents fit for the festival .
“ The walk is to remember the way our forefathers used to walk to their farms in those days.
“ So, the memory is alive as we walked from Badagry to Topo Island where the coconut was first planted in 1845.
“ Coconut is now our cash crop , we do not want to forget our culture of coconut farming .
“ By coming together today , we are bringing culture into entertainment, ” he said .
In his remark , Doheto Mesi , President , African Coconut Heritage Initiative , said the festival was aimed at creating awareness on the invaluable economic and health benefit that coconut offers .
Mesi said that this year ’ s festival was organised by the Lagos State Council for Arts and Culture in collaboration with the African Coconut Heritage Initiative.

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