Governor Mimiko and the Nollywood actors
Top Nollywood actors have reportedly met with the Governor of Ondo
state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko to seek his approval on their plan to organise
the Best of Nollywood (BON) awards in the state.
Events went as planned as the governor gave his approval to host
the eminent event for the entertainment practitioners. So officially,
this year's Best of Nollywood, BON Awards holds December 12th in Akure,
Ondo State. The governor, Dr Olusegun Mimiko, made this announcement
Thursday morning, 30th of July at a meeting with the organisers of BON
and select Nollywood stars inside his stately country-home in Ondo town,
Ondo State.
The governor stated:
“On behalf of the good people of Ondo State and me, we are set
to host the Best of Nollywood Awards this year. We will give spirit and
soul to the awards ceremony because it would be held in the best and
only international events centre in Nigeria. Our new Dome would make the
Expo Centre in Lagos look like a village kitchen,”
“My first reaction when the executive producer mentioned
hosting BON Awards to me was that these are not the best of times for
any state financially but he assured me that it would not cost the state
so much. And I agreed essentially because growing up, we were all
victims of cultural imperialism by the West. Of course, at that time, we
still had contending views of the East because of the deep rooted
culture in their (Indian and Chinese) films.”
The governor's speech was said to have baffled the present actors as he had a profound knowledge of the movie industry transcending Hollywood, Nollywood, Bollywood and others despite his career as a successful medical doctor and politician.
The meeting was graced by top Nollywood acts like Segun Arinze, Yomi Fash Lanso, Fathia Balogun, Ngozi Nwosu, Alex Ekubo, Ebube Nwagbo, Toyosi Adesanya and Amanda Ebeye among others.
The governor's speech was said to have baffled the present actors as he had a profound knowledge of the movie industry transcending Hollywood, Nollywood, Bollywood and others despite his career as a successful medical doctor and politician.
The meeting was graced by top Nollywood acts like Segun Arinze, Yomi Fash Lanso, Fathia Balogun, Ngozi Nwosu, Alex Ekubo, Ebube Nwagbo, Toyosi Adesanya and Amanda Ebeye among others.
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