Lagosians spend N36billion every year on (Owambe) parties Governor Fashola

Governor Babatunde Raji Fashola, of Lagos state this weekend revealed that more than N36 billion is spent by Lagosians annually to organise parties. The administrator said this at the 4th edition of the Lagos Ignite Enterprise and Employability task, a junction youth empowerment events between the government and the Afterschool Graduate Development Centre, AGDC.
Governor Fashola said:
“This was the study of evening life carried out by the government in five local

authorities encompassing Agege, Mushin, Ifako-Ijaiye and Ikeja and another local government. It showed that more than N36 billion was spent on 1555 parties held inside the time span. We did a study between October and November last year. We

investigated from Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights, three days every week for four weeks which was 12 nights. In 12 nights, 1555 parties were held in these local authorities. In periods of drinks, nourishment and all other engagements throughout such

parties, about N1.2 billion was spent and when we dis-aggregated them we glimpsed how much went to DJ, MC, nourishment and drinks, the total image in the state now and I don’t

desire to give you a wrong number but it’s something in the district of about N3 billion monthly on that side of our life and people are playing and impacting on that side of our economy.
The administrator farther stated that Aso Ebi solely gulped a minimum of N1.2billion monthly.