Legends of
Nollywood Awards the third kind of it, initiated and
organised by Nollywood actor,
Paul Obazele held on the 6th of
December 2014 at the National
Theatre in Igammu area. The
award was created to honour
founding fathers and mothers of
the Nigerian movie industry.
In attendance where legendary
names like Sadiq Daba, Mrs Taiwo
Ajayi Lycet, Nkem Owoh, Tony
Akposheri, Franca Brown, Zack Orji,
Nobert Young, Larry Koldsweat,
Ejiro Okurame, Emeka Ike,
Henrietta Kosoko and a host of
other celebrities and media
personalities.
At the award, WG Spoke with some
of the veterans concerning the
award and here are what they
said:
Sadiq Daba
What do you think about the
event?
I think it’s one of the brightest
ideas I’ve seen so far. Most
awards that I’ve read about or
have attended, it’s almost all
repetitive. It’s either you go and
lobby to get an award or
somebody likes your face or you’re
friends with someone and they give
you an award, not because you’ve
worked that hard, not because
your work speaks for you but
somehow, you find yourself on
their list. Here, Paul is saying
there are people who were there,
why don’t we celebrate them? Why
don’t we look for them?
Nkem Owoh
I’m particularly happy that
somebody thought out this event
to recognize, even though they say
celebrate legends, to me it is to
recognize legends. It is good in
this country for people to
recognize there are people who
started something, moved it to a
certain degree before others could
take over. If you recognize them, it
is most appreciable so I’m happy
with the organizers, Paul Obazele
and his team. It would give the
people who are coming behind
hope that whatever they are doing,
sometime in the future they would
be recognized
Taiwo Ajai Lycet
I think we should have more of
these kinds of occasions to draw
attention to the fact that showbiz
is not a place where people come
to waste their time; it’s a place
where you lay down a foundation.
It’s an industry where a lot of
people have eyes on you and it’s
important to be of exemplary
character. If this sort of occasion
happens regularly, then everybody
would really appreciate the
responsibility of them being in the
industry.
Larry Koldsweat
My opinion is very straight; you
celebrate the living not when they
are dead. Most times, people we
celebrate are people that have died
and we carry one stick to go and
give to their family. When they are
alive we don’t celebrate them, it’s
not it. It may not be too perfect or
too fantastic but for the mere fact
that some people were remembered
today, it’s a milestone in their
lives
Nollywood Awards the third kind of it, initiated and
organised by Nollywood actor,
Paul Obazele held on the 6th of
December 2014 at the National
Theatre in Igammu area. The
award was created to honour
founding fathers and mothers of
the Nigerian movie industry.
In attendance where legendary
names like Sadiq Daba, Mrs Taiwo
Ajayi Lycet, Nkem Owoh, Tony
Akposheri, Franca Brown, Zack Orji,
Nobert Young, Larry Koldsweat,
Ejiro Okurame, Emeka Ike,
Henrietta Kosoko and a host of
other celebrities and media
personalities.
At the award, WG Spoke with some
of the veterans concerning the
award and here are what they
said:
Sadiq Daba
What do you think about the
event?
I think it’s one of the brightest
ideas I’ve seen so far. Most
awards that I’ve read about or
have attended, it’s almost all
repetitive. It’s either you go and
lobby to get an award or
somebody likes your face or you’re
friends with someone and they give
you an award, not because you’ve
worked that hard, not because
your work speaks for you but
somehow, you find yourself on
their list. Here, Paul is saying
there are people who were there,
why don’t we celebrate them? Why
don’t we look for them?
Nkem Owoh
I’m particularly happy that
somebody thought out this event
to recognize, even though they say
celebrate legends, to me it is to
recognize legends. It is good in
this country for people to
recognize there are people who
started something, moved it to a
certain degree before others could
take over. If you recognize them, it
is most appreciable so I’m happy
with the organizers, Paul Obazele
and his team. It would give the
people who are coming behind
hope that whatever they are doing,
sometime in the future they would
be recognized
Taiwo Ajai Lycet
I think we should have more of
these kinds of occasions to draw
attention to the fact that showbiz
is not a place where people come
to waste their time; it’s a place
where you lay down a foundation.
It’s an industry where a lot of
people have eyes on you and it’s
important to be of exemplary
character. If this sort of occasion
happens regularly, then everybody
would really appreciate the
responsibility of them being in the
industry.
Larry Koldsweat
My opinion is very straight; you
celebrate the living not when they
are dead. Most times, people we
celebrate are people that have died
and we carry one stick to go and
give to their family. When they are
alive we don’t celebrate them, it’s
not it. It may not be too perfect or
too fantastic but for the mere fact
that some people were remembered
today, it’s a milestone in their
lives
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