Come Sunday, November
17th, the Rivers State Government would pull all the stops as it
hosts the nominees of this year’s Best of Nollywood Awards to a special dinner in
the state capital, Port Harcourt.
According to the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism,
Dr. Nnabuihe Nabbs Imegwu, “We are hosting this year’s BON nominees’ dinner
because of our belief in their art and their industry; we believe that they
represent the finest breed of Nollywood talents and we want to treat them to
our pristine and preeminent hospitality in Rivers State.”
Dr. Imegwu further said
that the Governor Rotimi Amaechi administration is acutely aware of the fact
that the entertainment industry, especially Nollywood, is a major component of tourism,
which the state government is committed to promoting for the advancement of its
economy. “We have identified the tourism products that would assist us in
driving and expanding the economic space in Rivers State, and Nollywood is a
key part of that,” said the Commissioner.
The executive producer
of BON, Seun Oloketuyi, says the Rivers State Government’s acceptance to
sponsor the nominees’ dinner is a further testament of how far BON has come in
the last five years. “When we started preparations for this year’s edition, we
promised ourselves that being our fifth anniversary, we would not do things the
same way we had been doing them since inception which was why we came up with
some novel activities like the Talent Meets Class which had Professor Pat Utomi
as special guest and the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon
Adeyemi Ikuforiji, as host. We are delighted that the governor of the good
people of Rivers State, Governor Rotimi Amaechi, has also identified with BON and
we are optimistic of a beautiful time in Port Harcourt on Sunday.”
Meanwhile, the Best of
Nollywood Awards ceremony, hosted by the Delta State Government, would now hold
on November 30th at The Dome, Asaba, Delta State.
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