One of Nigeria’s most popular actors, Segun Arinze, has been
appointed artistic director of the Best of Nollywood Awards 2015 holding in
Akure, the Ondo State capital in December 2015.
appointed artistic director of the Best of Nollywood Awards 2015 holding in
Akure, the Ondo State capital in December 2015.
The executive producer, BON Awards, Seun Oloketuyi, made
this announcement on Monday, August 10th, in Lagos.
this announcement on Monday, August 10th, in Lagos.
In his statement, “The Best of Nollywood Awards is happy to
announce that consummate actor, Segun Arinze, is coming on board as the
artistic director of this year’s awards. The choice of Segun Arinze is
predicated on the fact that we have promised that BON Awards 2015 will surpass
the previous years in every ramification and based on that, we have decided to
bring on board more people with the skill and savvy to help us achieve this.”
announce that consummate actor, Segun Arinze, is coming on board as the
artistic director of this year’s awards. The choice of Segun Arinze is
predicated on the fact that we have promised that BON Awards 2015 will surpass
the previous years in every ramification and based on that, we have decided to
bring on board more people with the skill and savvy to help us achieve this.”
Furthermore Oloketuyi added that they are counting on Arinze’s
experience as an actor and events
organizer, and his network and respectability in the industry to help ensure
that BON Awards, 2015 is a grand success.
experience as an actor and events
organizer, and his network and respectability in the industry to help ensure
that BON Awards, 2015 is a grand success.
Reacting to the news, Arinze appreciated the organizers of
BON for deeming it fit to appoint him ahead of a constellation of other equally
qualified actors available to the organisers. He promised to bring his
expertise and experience to bear to further improve the artistic and technical
standards in the organizing of the awards. “With a profound sense of duty, I
accept the gesture of the organizers of BON awards in appointing me as the
artistic director for the 2015 edition of the event. The BON awards is dear to
me because it is a homegrown reward platform for Nigerian actors and that was
one of the reasons I accepted to join the train that was in Akure, Ondo State
recently for the unveiling of the host state,” Arinze said.
BON for deeming it fit to appoint him ahead of a constellation of other equally
qualified actors available to the organisers. He promised to bring his
expertise and experience to bear to further improve the artistic and technical
standards in the organizing of the awards. “With a profound sense of duty, I
accept the gesture of the organizers of BON awards in appointing me as the
artistic director for the 2015 edition of the event. The BON awards is dear to
me because it is a homegrown reward platform for Nigerian actors and that was
one of the reasons I accepted to join the train that was in Akure, Ondo State
recently for the unveiling of the host state,” Arinze said.
A former President of the Actors’ Guild of Nigeria, Arinze
had served in the same capacity on the African Movie Academy Award (AMAA).
had served in the same capacity on the African Movie Academy Award (AMAA).
