The Actors Guild of Nigeria, AGN, last weekend commenced its laudable programme of feeding over 10,000 Nigerians across the six geopolitical zones in the country.
According to the National President of the guild, Mr Emeka Rollas, while speaking at the flag off of the program at Game Village in Surulere, Lagos, the initiative is in line with the Guilds Corporate service to humanity in order to cushion the effects of the COVID-19 lock down on Nigerians.
“We are going to the 6 geopolitical zones, all parts of Nigeria would be touched. This is our own corporate social responsibility as Actors Guild of Nigeria. We know that there are our up and coming members who are not doing very well. So, in this lockdown, there is need for us to donate palliatives for our members as well as members of the public who have patronized the actors over the years.
That is why we started from Surulere, the hub of entertainment in Lagos. There is hardly any star who has spent 20 years in Nollywood that didn’t kick start his or her career in Surulere,” Rollas said.
He also appreciated his colleagues and three patrons of the guild who contributed immensely to the success of the first phase of AGN’s COVID-19 Community Reach Out.
“The Palliatives we disturbed was made available by few of us, including three of our patrons, Chief Alexander Nwokabia Ejiamatu, Chief Tony Ikpea and Deacon Ik Kalu. Members of our committee headed by Honourable Desmond Elliot also made their own personal contributions,” he said.
The Chairman of AGN’s COVID-19 committee, Desmond Elliot added, ”For the sacrifice to humanity, we are here doing what is expected of us to do. One of our reasons for using Surulere as our take off point is not because of me. But it is the hub of entertainment. We are also visiting other local government in the state.”
The CDA Chairman of Games Village, Johnson Oguns , who received the food items on behalf of his community expressed his profound gratitude to the leadership of the guild.
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