Dame Emmanuella Abimbola Fashola, wife of Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State, has appealed to Nigerians to be more responsive to the elderly in the society, saying this care would make life more meaningful for them.
Dame Fashola made this appeal at a party organised for the elderly members of the Lagos society to celebrate this year’s Valentine’s Day by the Committee of Wives of Lagos State Government Officials (COWLSO) at the Retirement Villa located in Lekki Phase 2, Ajah area of the state.
Emmanuella Fashola, who is the chairman of COWLSO, said they decided to use the Valentine season to celebrate the senior citizens in the state in order to create a platform for them to enjoy themselves.
“My own belief is that we must always take good care of the elderly. It doesn’t mean it must be your parent or relatives but everybody. We should love our elders and make life meaningful for them”, she said.
“They have gotten to the age where we are expected to take good care of them. This will help them to have a better old age. They have taken care of us when we knew nothing about the world. This is the time to reciprocate by caring for them. And we must do it diligently”.
She commended her predecessor, Senator Oluremi Tinubu for acquiring and starting with the facilities at the Retirement Villa of the state.
“She gave birth to the idea. It is meant to cater to the retirees who are still active and want to contribute to the development of the society to relive their youth. And because we don’t have the facility in the country, we believe that there is need for us to do so.
“My own contribution to today’s event is to open the Retirement Villa for the Senior Valentine’s event. This is what the Villa is meant for. It is meant for the senior citizens to have a place to converge, listen to old music and relive their youths. We commissioned this place last year’s June and we are yet to make full use of the facilities”.
Among those present at the event were businessman, Chief Molade okoya-Thomas, and wife of late prominent Islamic leader, Alhaja Abba Folawiyo.
