Amidst
pump and pageantry, the much anticipated movie premiere by top
Nollywood film producer, Dozie Eboh recently held. As promised, the
movie, Reality showcased the plight of the Nigerian girl-child.
Held
at the prestigious Greatwood Hotel, along Port Harcourt road Owerri,
Imo State capital on Thursday December 31, 2015, a selected group of
individuals and institutions that have contributed towards the uplifting
of the Nigerian girl-child were bestowed with the ‘Girl-child
Defenders’ awards.
Reality,
shot in locations across Lagos and Imo States, is the story of a young
girl called Chioma who left her family in a village in South East
Nigeria to the city to live with an aunt who has been very helpful to
the family after the death of their father.
With
a heart full of joy and gratitude, Chioma saw this as an opportunity to
make her family proud and to have a feel of the contemporary society,
which she has heard so much about. At the back of her mind was an innate
desire to be a model character to the society, which she hopes to
achieve through the medical profession, as she intends to become a
Medical Doctor.
This
dream was, however, truncated as the city turned out to be her worst
nightmare. She saw her dreams shatter right before her, as the dark side
of life tore through her, leaving her with unforgettable scares.
Speaking
on the movie, the producer, Eboh, said, “It is a movie to watch. It is
an emotional movie that will leave your eyes so wet with teas and heart
falling out for the child abuse syndrome happening in the society,
especially for the girl child.”
Those
honoured with the prestigious ‘Girl-child Defender’ awards were the
Speaker of the Imo state House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Acho Ihim and the
Honourable Member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Chike
Okafor.
Others
were Marshal Nwachukwu, Chief Osinachi Nnedu (Onwa Isiokpo), the
Chairman of the Actors Guild of Nigeria, Imo state chapter, Conac Umez,
and Chief Chima Anyaso (Chairman La-Paris Hotels). Some clergies
conferred with the award included, Bishop Nnamdi Chikere, Rev. Prof.
Udobata Onunwa, Victor Osuagwu Chairman Actors Guild of Nigeria Lagos
State chapter, Chief Nnadozie Udeh, Late Sir Johnny Ufoduru Chairman
Johnny Best Group and Chief Tobechukwu Nwaneri Chairman Tochil Global
Ltd.
Similarly
awarded was the Journalists Alliance for the Prevention of
Mother-To-Child Transmission of HIV (JAPIN), an initiative supported by
UNICEF for safe motherhood, which begins with the girl child.
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