Lagos Children Defy Heavy Rain

Thousands of Lagos State children this morning defied the heavy rain to celebrate this year’s Children’s Day at the Police College, Ikeja, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria.

The children undertook the march past and other activities in the rain while Governor Babatunde Fashola who took the salute charged them to work hard in their studies so that they could be great in the future.

Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Education, Mrs. Omolara Erogbogbo, also charged the children to be great ambassadors of their families, schools, the state and the nation.

She called on parents to ensure they monitor their wards’ performance in school.

—Kazeem Ugbodaga