If
there is one reality that is both humbling and frightening in the
entertainment industry in Nigeria, it is the spate of untimely deaths in
Nollywood.
This and many other misfortunes that have befallen practitioners in
recent times formed the subject of deliberation at a recent meeting of
top actresses, comedians and musicians, convened at the Silverbird
Galleria, Victoria Island, to discuss an upcoming occasion where all the
big names in the industry would meet and pray for the industry.
At the meeting, which was called at the behest of Paul Emmanuel of
Cornerstone Ministries, Victoria Island, Nollywood actresses and
audience including Monalisa Chinda, Aisha Abimbola, Desmond Elliot,
musicians Innocent Idibia, Patricia King of Midnight Crew and top
comedians, Julius Agwu and Ayo Makun, also known as AY discussed the
rationale for hosting an all star event tagged ‘Shift Celebrity Prayse’.
Speaking at the gathering, comedian Ayo Makun reiterated the need to
seek solutions to the myriads problems besetting the industry, adding
that the way young talents are dying in Nigeria, there is fear in every
artiste’s heart that they may be the next if something is not done to
address the trend.
He said, “The reason why we should come together is because we want
to seek a bond that keeps us together as entertainers, showing that we
care for ourselves and by praising together, we are saying that it is
time for us to recognise that the problem is beyond our human power and
to seek a higher power in dealing with them.”
Themed ‘a grateful heart’, the programme was organised in conjunction
with the Actors Guild of Nigeria takes place on first week of February
and will feature a huge gathering of major entertainers in the industry
in an all day musical concert
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