KIDS in Alimosho want an amusement park planted in Alimosho, and they want it as fast as yesterday!
Last week Friday, AlimoshoToday.com sought out the opinion of 50 kids across Alimosho on what they will opt for if they have to choose from a lifetime free subscription on DStv with access to all the cartoon channels, a one-time opportunity to be the President of Nigeria in one week, and an amusement park situated in the community in which they live. 43 out of the 50 opted for 'an amusement park situated in the community in which they live'.
In a huge community as Alimosho, good infrastructure, top-level security, affordable health services, thriving businesses, job opportunities, wealth creation, and social amenities should be appreciably adequate and of the reach of the people. And truly, by now, an amusement park where families can replenish body and soul ought to have been.
Alimosho community kids with AlimoshoToday.com recentlyAlimosho kids deserve to be heard. Towobola, 11, didn't even allow the AlimoshoToday.com reporter to have his landing. He already knew where the question was heading and the ready answers had been in his head since a million years ago. "Ha, I want an amusement park o. When I grow up, it is even possible I will be the President of Nigeria if God wants, but what I want now is the amusement park so I can play with my friends", Towobola said.
Feyidara, 11: "My daddy has done DStv for me already! I am even tired of cartoon self, especially SpongeBob. The amusement park is what I will take. It will be the best time of my life if there is an amusement park and I can always go there."
Asked if Feyidara won't want to be the President of Nigeria in one week. Her response was shocking. "I don't want to steal Nigeria's money o. I want to be a pilot when I grow up so becoming President is not my problem. But I will be happy, very, very happy if there is an amusement park".
An amusement park in Alimosho is long overdue. An amusement park provides an atmosphere for relaxation. It provides means for families to replenish body and soul. Having a time out with your family on a peaceful weekend at an amusement park is good enough to promote family togetherness, And the response of Olayemi, 13, buttressed that.
He said: "I like it when my daddy and Mummy play with us, especially my daddy. If there is an amusement park, my daddy will always take us there and he will not go out during the weekends. He always goes out because everywhere is boring. I like it when all of us are together, me, my brothers, my mummy, and daddy, playing together". Of course, Olayemi like the other kids opted for the amusement park' option.
