Ok, I don't really like bothering my readers with the trivialities of my daily life, which can be too boring sometimes. However, since this is a personal blog that discusses general issues, especially with a personal perspective, I guess I could bore you with a little of how I spent my weekend. Well, nothing that much spectacular. I hardly have enough time for outdoor social activities except on Sundays. Hence, yesterday (Sunday), I had to look for where to go.
Finally, it happened that I had to go and pick two brothers to accompany me to where I had to go, the Millennium Park, Abuja. Actually, the Millennium Park seems to be my favourite place here in Abuja. It was commissioned by the Queen of England few years ago. It is a nice place to hang out and enjoy the freshness of nature, with lush grasses and flower hedges and splendid water fountains. Sometimes, especially during the festive seasons, the place gets so crowded you could hardly take a photograph without having an intruding figure in the snapshot. At such periods, famous Nigerian hip-hop acts are wont to make appearances there under the auspices of companies like Guinness Breweries Plc, Nigerian Bottling Company (NBC) Plc, etc.
However, the Millennium Park is actually in its primary stage of development, yet most of us enjoy just being at the place. The pictures above show what the place is actually supposed to look like when eventually it is completed. At the present, the pictures of the masterplan and the actual view of the park hardly have any similarities to the ordinary eyes. As of the moment, the only structures there are the fountains. None of the proposed buildings, which would include a state-of-the-art museum, is in sight. In fact, there is yet no foundation for any of the buildings, and should one make one's predictions on the basis of the 'normal' Nigerian leadership mentality, there might never be any building foundation in the near future. The Millennium Park might as well enter the 'Hall of Shame' of uncompleted projects.
What is more, I was so dispirited three weeks ago when I visited the park and found out to my dismay that the big water fountains were not functioning, and the same was the case with the little water fountains that adorned the pathways. Each of the little fountains has two yellow lights beside it, and the combination of the water gushing up and down and the gleam of the lights make a picturesque sight at late evenings and at nights. At night, the little fountains actually look like flames of fire at both sides of the passageways. Unfortunately, none of the fountains were still working when we visited the place yesterday. The millennium Park is more fun and bubbling in the evening, but I had to leave with the two guys I went with before twilight because I could not stand the scene at night there without, at least, the little fountains.
How I wish those little fountains are restored before my next visit to the Millennium Park, Abuja. I really like the Millennium Park, even though nothing much has been done there in terms of construction. I just enjoy its natural feeling. However, I adore those little fountains and wish to see them back on soon. They lighten up my spirits beautifully!
