Fun seekers in Kuje Area Council, FCT, on Valentine’s Day called for creation of recreation parks and gardens in the community.
Some of them told the News Agency of Nigeria (NNN) in Kuje that the absence of recreation facilities made living in the community boring.
Miss Sarah Loise, a resident of Kuje, said the community was not supposed to lack fun spots.
According to her, the absence of a park is the reason people usually leave Kuje town during festive seasons, adding that there is need for more recreation spots in the area.
“Kuje is not supposed to lack recreation facilities that will bring people together, especially during a period like this.
“It kills our joy here, when we leave the satellite town to Central Area just to catch fun and celebrate with our loved ones.
“People love to have fun, so when you do not have a place to relax within your community you become miserable.
“Most people who go to villages do so because there is no place to relax and have fun in their place of residence,” she said.
Mr Abraham Gado, a fun seeker, said it was disappointing for a town like Kuje with rapid growth in population not to have fun facilities.
Gado added that parks and gardens had a way of uniting the people of a particular entity and creating lasting memories that would stand the test of time.
“When you go to big towns, there is no dull moment for fun seekers, you can go swimming, play music in gardens, meet people of different character, these are the things that make people happy in communities,” he said.
Gado also appealed to both government and individuals to build recreation facilities in the satellite town to enhance social development in the area.
On her part, Mrs Naomi Akpan, a Social Counsellor, cautioned young people in the area against risky sexual behaviour during the Valentine’s Day celebration.
Akpan, however, expressed concern for the level of unprotected sexual activities made out of impulsive decisions by young people.
According to her, Valentine period is a time for young people to express love for one another, but such love should be expressed cautiously, within the context of caring for their loved ones.
“Valentine’s Day has become a sentimental and `expensive day’ of love, as one can see in our society today.
“Yet, it can also be a time of sober reflection for the love we show one another, and on what love actually means.
“Love is obviously the greatest and most desired virtue of life, and if our lives are not filled with love, it will not be complete.
“We call on youths in the country to show genuine love and maintain a healthy lifestyle,’’ she said.
NAN reports that the few existing and popular recreation areas in Kuje were filled beyond capacity with fun seekers.
Some of these fun spots did not put COVID-19 protocols in place for those patronising their fun spots. (NAN)
