The commercial city of Onitsha, well known for the bustle of raw business activities, is shedding its scales to wear a new look unrecognisable by people who know the city well.
From new hotels to exciting events and concerts, Onitsha is finally recognising its youthful demographic and creating a space where they can do all the fun things their peers in Lagos and Abuja are doing.
On the day of the global celebration of love, some genius Onitsha residents, led by the Onitsha Business Hangout, launched the city’s first-ever boat cruise, sparking a new conversation about leisure and outdoor activities in Onitsha.
Clad in all white like the famous Tony Elumelu end of the year party. The geniuses cruised in their speedboat along the banks of the river niger, passing under the Nigeria bridge with loud music and hype.
The event was well coordinated, and the crew even had a security man on board the speedboat to keep things in order.
The reaction to this move was a mixture of surprise and amusement. The River Niger has always been here in the city ,but this is an interesting use of the natural water body capable of opening up an entire new market in the city.
Netizens flooded social media with reactions to this new spectacle. INFOEAST carefully curated the ten best comments on the development for your reading pleasure.
Reactions and Comments on Onitsha Valentine Boat Cruise Party
” This is beautiful. If Owerri can turn the small river bank around Assumpta into a beach resort. Imagine great things Onitsha can do with the great River. Niger” Cooblo stated
” The purchasing power is in Onitsha, just that there’s something missing over the years,” Onyeka added.
” This is long overdue!! Jabi River isn’t even as big as the Niger River, and people do boat cruises there. So why can’t we do that in our homeland!” Luthor Lanister stated
” This is awesome. Onitsha should do more to promote tourism. Good one,” Greatone added.
” I’m happy seeing the navy parading, it’s a welcome development. We’ll get there soon.” Sir Guy added.
The River Niger runs along the boundary between Anambra State and Delta State. The Onitsha Valentine Boat cruise adds to the Solution Funcity project in promoting leisure and outdoor activity in the commercial city.
The Boat Cruise is a welcome development and a sign of a shift in the consumption habits of Onitsha residents.
