My people, make I gist you! Na yesterday, Lagos State Commissioner for Youth and Social Development, Mobolaji Ogunlende, yan correct matter for Cook for Peace Festival 2.0 wey happen for Orile–Iganmu.

Ogunlende no waste time as e dey call for compact between government, youths, elders, and everyone wey dey involved for community. Na wetin go boost governance even for grassroots level! He dey encourage say make we all sabi engage our community. As e talk am, ‘This na wetin governance be!’

The festival na real mumu feat; e bring together many people from the community – youths, women, and even pikin dem! Dem gather come play games, dance to music, and gist for dialogue sessions wey dey run side by side with health outreach like free medical check, eye screening, dental cleaning, and dem even distribute sanitary pads for women. Na wah!

Ogunlende come stress say peace dey very important! Without peace, where safety go dey? Where progress go come from? E explain say if every locality for Lagos fit try copy wetin dem dey do for this festival, the state go dey waka in peace straight!

Even police dey show face for the palava! CSP Taofeek Bello, wey be Divisional Police Officer for Orile–Iganmu, talk say na this kind initiative wey the police go dey support. E be like movie, abi? Everybody dey come together to make Lagos beta.

Kwame Ahmed, wey be the convener of the festival, come explain why dem start this kind gathering. E say dem wan stop all the wahala wey area boys and cults dey cause. Everybody wey dey Nigeria get role to play for the peace matter; na only unity fit save us from chaos!

This event no just bring people together, e show say we fit build better tomorrow if we dey work hand in hand. As Ogunlende talk, ‘Without peace, we no fit even call where we dey home!’ Na so it be! So as we dey enjoy dis festival, make we remember to carry peace waka with us everywhere.