Project Director of Spirit of Lagos, Olaniyi Omotoso, says the memories of the old Lagos he witnessed as a child but which has been lost to evolution led to the creation of ‘Spirit of Lagos’.
He noted that Lagos has always been a land of opportunities and with these also came responsibilities. However, the development has robbed the city of its old beauty and there is a need change that trend.
He said that the focus of the Spirit of Lagos was to bring back the good old days of a safe and beautiful Lagos, and the way they are going about that would be to bring back the history of Lagos and tell it to the people as a means of inspiring the desire to want to re-enact and enjoy that mien.
A series of events have been lined up to start this mission to bring to the fore, the spirit of Lagos. Music and drama would be part of the items lined up to achieve this.
There are also series of personality modelling, in which there would be focus on the lifestyle of selected persons who represent the true Lagosian, as they intend to make Lagos residents build a better sense of responsibility in their attitude to the welfare of the city.
A consultant for the project, Professor Adeniji, was also on the programme to provide an historic angle to the mission of the ‘Spirit of Lagos’.
Prof Adeniji noted that indeed an average Lagosian would never want to leave the city despite the complaints about the stress and chaos in Lagos; a phenomenon that describes the Spirit of Lagos which draws people in a special manner.
He noted that the activities of the Spirit of Lagos are not just events but a process to create the right attitude where people need to be more responsible for that city they call home. “Do your part”, he said.
