Some residents of Alimosho Local Government Area of Lagos State have urged the state government to establish tourist sites within the local government.
The residents spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday.
Alhaji Abdulwaheed Sodiq, Chairman, Opaleye Community Development Association, Alagbado, told NAN that the construction of such tourist sites would attract more people to the community.
“The Alimosho local government ought to have at least 20 different interesting tourist sites where our children and adults can go and unwind.
“There are enough fallow portions of land available that can be let out for this venture.
''We are tired of going to places like Lekki and Banana Island, instead of just walking through to the tourist venues close to us.
'' This is the largest local government in Lagos State and it should be developed,'' he said.
Also speaking on the issue, the Chief Executive Officer of Bradford Hotels, Mr Idowu Obasa, said the tourist sites would attract positive changes to lives and businesses.
“This will improve the quality of people's lives as they won’t have to cover far distances to catch fun; it will surely aid our businesses to thrive,'' he said.
Mr Nathaniel Okoro, a Council Development Association Chairman, said that a research on the history of people of Alimosho Local Government should be conducted, to guide the creation of the tourist sites.
“Depicting the history of the people through the tourist sites would assist the younger ones in knowing their past.
“We are people with a past and our past must be replicated for the benefit of the future.
“The state government needs to look into this urgently as this ought to have been in place long before now,” he said.
Okoro suggested that all other local government areas in the state should also consider the idea.
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