Kwara Govt Holds Family Funfair To Celebrate Children At Christmas

Date: 2023-12-27

Kwara State Government on Tuesday holds a family funfair to mark the Christmas and end of the year holiday, with a show of joy and excitement from children and their parents who brought them.

Held at the amusement park in Ilorin, the state capital, the event which was its second edition, was organised through the office of the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor on Culture and Tourism Hon. Eyiwumi Muka Ray.

Among the entertainment activities that caught the attention of the participants were table tennis, trampoline, game booths, bicycle and horse rides, and a talent exhibition. It also featured cultural dances and music performed by a variety of artists.

In attendance were some government officials, including the representative of the State Commissioner for Communication and Director for Planning, Research and Statistics in the ministry Hajia Buharee Maimunat; representative of the Commissioner for Education and Human Capital Development Hajia Falilat Ibrahim; and the Special Assistant to the Governor on Grassroot Empowerment Hon Alimat Abdulkareem Motunrayo.

Also present were prominent members of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria (PMAN) Kwara state branch, led by their Chairman and King of Music (Oba Orin) Alhaji Adisa Owala.

Other artists included Alhaji Aremu Aliyu Alade-Owo; Torotoro Ayanf?; Rafiu Tolani; Suleiman Ode-Ilu Ilorin; AbdulRazaq Commander; Alhaja Laaro Omo-ayan; and Mumini Amulelola, among others.

State Commissioner for Communications, Hon Bola Olukoju, who was represented by Hajia Buharee Maimunat, said the programme was part of the government's plan to bring life back to the park and to make the people, especially children, happy during the celebration, assuring the people that the government would sustain the programme and improve on it in the subsequent editions.

“What we are doing here today attests to the administration's commitment to cultural development and being responsive to the social needs of citizens,” She added.

Hon. Muka Ray, who expressed happiness about the size of turnouts for this year's funfair, thanked AbdulRazaq for his support, which he said, culminated in the success story.

He called on private organisations and wealthy individuals to partner with the government on how to make the amusement park a focal point for festival celebrations, as it used to be.

Chairman for PMAN, Kwara state branch and King of Music (Oba Orin), Alhaji Adisa Owala, said the funfair is a reflection of glory for the gift of life and sound health, and thanked the government for being sensitive to the socio-cultural needs of the citizens.

“I thank the state government and Hon. Muka Ray for this funfair because, since its revival last year, it restores the joyous spirit of children and parents who brought them. May we witness many more on earth,” he said.

One of the participants and a parent, Mrs Aluko Ganiyat, described the programme as full of activities and fun.

“In fact, my children are relieved and excited. We really enjoyed ourselves and we are very happy because Hon Muka Ray and the government of Kwara State presented a lot of gifts to our children and we had a lot of fun. I urge the government to sustain this and improve on it by next year,” she said.

Source

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Ejidongari     Awoye     Christopher Tunji Ayeni     Kwara TV     New Naira Notes     Bayo Ojo     Jaigbade Alao     ITP     Balikis Jawondo     Saka Saadu     Hassan Abdulazeez Elewu     Umar Saro     Shettima Of Ilorin     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Saka Abimbola Isau     Bluenile Associates     Toyin Olayinka Tejidini     Lola Olabayo     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Opolo Global Innovation Limited     April 11     Tafida     Prince Sunday Fagbemi     Illyasu Abdullahi     Salmon Babatunde Salmon     Umaru Saro     Ilorin West     Wahab Issa     Al-Hikmah University     Special Adviser On Digital Innovation     Hakeem Idris     Shade Omoniyi     Buhari     Yakubu Shaaba     Durosinlohun Atiku     Quranic Recitation Competition     March 18     Pilgrims Board     Nigerian Army     AGILE Programme     International Vocational Centre     Theophilus Oyebiyi     Henry Olaosebikan     Pakata Development Association     ANCOPPS     Esinniobiwa Quareeb     Tunji Folami     Ibrahim Oniye     Kwara State Printing And Publishing Corporation     Kwara State Pension Board     Wahab Femi Agbaje     Roseline Oni Aremu     Sobi FM     Saheed Akinwumi     Makama     Saka Asiat Ayinke     Khadijat Ayoola Yusuf     Idowu Aremu     Ramat Oganija     Mohammed Jimoh Faworaja     Alabe     Soffiyyallah Kamaldeen     Aisha Ahman-Pategi     Kamaldeen Ajibade     Afolabi-Oshatimehin Adenike Harriet     Innocent Okoye     Village Alive Development Association     Tinubu     Issa Baba     Kuliyan Geri     Sobi Specialist Hospital     Okala Baba     Risikat Lawal     Asiwaju Bola Tinubu     Oba Sulaiman Asude     Ayodele Olaosebikan    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bamidele Aluko     Lucky Omoluwa     Samuel Olusegun Adedayo     Reuben Paraje     Matthew Okedare     Oloyede     Offa Descendants Union     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Bola Tinubu     Abdulraheem Yusuf     Bolaji Abdullahi     NaAllah     Kwara Hotel     CELF     Abioye Bello     Alabi Lawal     Ajibola Ademola Julius     Geri-Alimi Split Diamond Interchange     Issa Baba     Onilorin Of Ilorin     Kwara Poly     Valsolar Consortium     AbdulHamid Adi     Yoruba     Olaiya Zuberu     Akanji     Simon Sayomi     Ibrahim Oloriegbe     Just Event Online     Saliu Oluwole     Sardauna Of Ilorin     Saheed Popoola     Kwara South     YAKOOYO     ITP     Hydroelectric Power Producing Areas Development Commission     Suraj Tunji Oyewale     Balogun Fulani     Senate Presidency     Alabi Olayemi Abdulrazak     Modibbo Kawu     Shao     Ridwan Agboola     Fatai Garuba Labaka     Code Of Conduct Tribunal     Islamic Development Bank     Kwara State Geographic Information Service     Amosa     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     A.G.F Abdulrasaq     Abdulrazak Shehu Akorede     Elesie Of Esie     Oke-Ogun     Abubakar Suleiman     Igbaja     Sheikh Ridhwanullah     Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez     Gbemisola Saraki     Lawan     Kisra     Saadu Gbogbo Iwe     Ganiyu Taofiq     Dele Momodu     Tunji Ajanaku     Unilorin FM     Olatinwo     HICA     Kwara State Television     Rihanat Ajia     Playing Host     Rotimi Atere     Alaaya     Durbar     Mazars Consulting     Funmilayo Mohammed     Tsaragi/Share     Charcoal