WEST AFRCIA TALLEST XMAS TREE LIT IN LAGOS

XMAS TREE

Lighting of xmas trees may not be a big deal in Nigeria but it is a very important event in many countries, so much that American singer Rihanna was rumoured to have been paid $8 million (N1.2b) to light one in a London mall. Whether we appreciate it that much or not, lighting the Christmas tree has become an important part of Christmas we can’t just overlook.

Lagosians have joined this craze and not surprising the First Lady of Lagos State, Abimbola Fashola at the weekend lit up a giant Christmas Tree at the Heritage Garden, Oshodi, Lagos. According to her, the Christmas Tree was built by the Lagos State Government as part of effort to light up the city of Lagos this season, adding that the 27m by 8 diameter Tree “is the tallest in the whole of West Africa if not Africa.”

Fashola urged Nigerians to be their brother’s keeper, saying; “It is a season of love, let us be our brother’s keeper. It is a season to share love with people, we need to support one another by extending a hand of help to the needy at this season. That is the reason for this season.”

However the Commissioner for the Environment, Tunji Bello told masquerade234 that the event is meant to light up Lagos State at the Christmas season, adding that other state should replicated it in their domain.