Epetedo indigenes of the Lagos Island have called on all stakeholders in Lagos State to make conscious efforts to sustain and even strengthen social cohesion and pervasive peace for which the city has been known over the years.
During a recent community walk, the leader of the Epetedo indegenes of Lagos Island, Alhaji Maroof-deen Babatunde Oshodi said that Epetedo community is one of the oldest on the Lagos Island and has has maintained peaceful co-habitation with the rest of its neighbours in the 161 years it has been on the island. “It is therefore a thing of pride for us a large, happy family to stage a long walk through our traditional terrain and a little beyond to remind the world of our history and cherished values which have endured through generations”, he further said.
Oshodi recalled that the walk has become so popular that this year, the young and the old, male and female, trooped out in their hundreds to participate to the glory of the entire family.
The walk started from Adeniji-Adele Road by Phase 4 gate through Oshodi Street, Tokunboh, Oil Mill, Ganiu Smith, Campbell and Broad Streets. It continued through outer Marina, Bar Beach, Akin Adesola all the way to Awolowo Roads including Onikan where the participants met the convoy of Governor (Babajide) Sanwo-Olu.
The walk stretched on to Igbosere, Lewis, Beecroft, RasakOkoya, Freeman and Gambari Streets. “The high number of participants strongly showed the strong bond among the 21 compounds that make up the Epetedo community since the triumphant return of our ancestor, Warrior Oshodi from Epe, together with his ally, Oba Kosoko”, the Secretary of the community, HonNosiru-deen Adegboyega Oshodi added.
Other notables who participated in the walk included the Secretary of the Lagos Island East Local Council Development Authority (LCDA), Hon. Ganiu Demola-Seriki; Managing Director of Moonshine Hotels, Muda Odetunde; Councillors of Lagos Island East LCDA; leaders and members of Epetedo United Youth Movement; and members of OmoEpetedo Forum.
