Badagry, traditionally called Gbagle, is a coastal town and local government area in Lagos State, Nigeria, which occupies a total land mass of 441 square kilometers. Badagry was founded in 1425 AD by a farmer called Agbede. It is situated between Metropolitan Lagos, and the border with Benin Republic at Seme.
badagry The town is noted for being a onetime transit camp of slaves captured from the interior and transported to Europe between the 16th century and 18th century (for about 300 years). This settlement is one of the major tourist centers in the state. It is notable for the museums of relics and artifacts relating to the Trans-Atlantic slave trade in Nigeria. More importantly, the town is noted for being the first settlement in Nigeria where Christianity was preached in the nineteen century, and the Bible translated into Yoruba language. Badagry hosts the first storey building in Nigeria and is blessed with many kilometers of aquatic splendor.
The people subsist largely on fishing and agriculture and their small museum of slavery. 65 percent of them are Christians, 30 percent are Muslims while 5 percent are traditional religion worshippers. The main language of the people is EGUN. However they also speak Yoruba and English languages.
PROJECT DETAILS
The on going project incorporates the following:
1 .Construction of a comprehensive school for Primary and Secondary.
2 .Construction of a Hall that will serve as a community hall.
3. Construction of a clinic
4 .Construction of 3 Bore Holes
5. Solar – power based electrification
6. Free Medicare Program (Including surgeries, Eye tests & Glass gifts, Dental care, Aids tests & Counseling, etc.)
7. Vocational Training of about 500 young adults in vocations like computer literacy, Photography, Tailoring, Soap making, Pomade Making, Perfume making, bread & Cake baking, GSM handset repairs, etc.
The Badagry Project kicked off on March 14th to 25th, 2014 and since then has been approved as an annual project until completion. The 2015 version comes up from 3rd to 9th August, 2015
