Mrs Ambode charges parent on safety of wards at public places

Wife of Lagos State Governor, Mrs Bolanle Ambode, yesterday expressed commitment towards improving the welfare of children, just as she charged parents to ensure that children and wards are always accompanied by adults at public places.
She spoke at the official commissioning and handing over of 10 children’s convenience donated to the Kanu Ndubusi Park in Ikeja.
Bolanle said she is motivated to provide the conveniences at the park because of the need to separate children’s facilities from that of the adults.
“At public places like this little children should not share facilities with adults, for health reasons and for their privacy and protection; as parents we must not unduly expose our children to health risks.
These facilities are partly meant to discourage open urination defecation which can deface and pollute the environment’’ she further said.

she also announced plan by the state government to embark on mass provision of toilets facilities across the state, saying it was time for parents to stop exposing their children to health risks through open defecation.
Mrs Ambode, who was represented by the state’s Commissioner for the Environment, Dr Babatunde Adejare, however, added that relaxation, recreation and leisure, remain integral part of city life everywhere in the world.

While urging residents to create time to relax once in a while in order to boost their healthy physical, mental and emotional development, she advised them to be security conscious and ensure their wards are always accompanied to park by adults.
The Commissioner warned people leaving in the flood prone areas to vacate their buildings ahead of the intense rainfall, saying that the consequence of improper waste management is massive flooding during rainy season.
The General Manager, Lagos State Parks and Garden Agency, Mrs Ambimbola Jijoho-Ogun, assured the public that the agency would ensure proper maintenance of the facilities.