Host of MTN Project Fame, Joseph Benjamin, and actors like: OC Ukeje, Mercy Aigbe, Tamara Eteimo, Alex Ekubo and Yomi Fash Lanso, among others will be in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, on Children’s Day, May 27, for a reading and mentoring session.
Joseph BenjaminThe trip forms part of activities lined up for the 2014 Best of Nollywood (BON) awards. Also on the train are: President of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Ibinabo Fiberesima; Dayo Amusa, Laitan Ogungbile and Sylva Oluchi.
The executive producer, BON awards, Seun Oloketuyi, said the celebrity reading session with secondary school students is the first of a variety of activities preceding the BON awards to hold in October.
“The chosen celebrities are past winners and nominees of the BON awards, with the exception of Ms Fiberesima, who is a passionate supporter of everything Nollywood, and is, of course, president of the AGN. We look forward to an exciting time with the kids in Port Harcourt on Children’s Day,” he said.
Benjamin said he is a beneficiary of mentorship from people that he admires in the industry and beyond.
“So, at any point in time that I am called upon to mentor young ones or impart my success nuggets on those who look up to me, I don’t shy away from it. For me, the BON awards’ reading and mentoring session is one such veritable platform to continue in my self-appointed mission to be a role model in words and indeed,” he said.
Fiberesima said apart from being an actor and president of the AGN, “I am a Port Harcourt babe and I love the city like I love life itself. That is why I am excited about returning home on May 27 to be part of the Best of Nollywood reading and mentoring session with secondary school students who are the next generation of change-makers.”
This year’s BON awards would be hosted by the Rivers State government, while the wife of the governor, Judith Amaechi, is the special guest.