
By Balarabe Oshiafi
The cultural heritage of the Nigerian nation is a waiting goldmine that needs to be fully tapped, explored and exported if the ‘giant of Africa’s is to gain a pride of place in the comity of nations, cultural ambassador and Chief executive officer of
Ehizoya Golden Entertainment, Isaac Ozoya has avvered.
The Frankfurt, Germany based cultural ambassador spoke to Expressday while throwing more light on his coming festival and awards ceremony.
Speaking through the Nigerian Coordinator of the fiesta, Cynthia Agholor, the cultural ambassador posited that showcasing our cultural items, such as music, movie, visual arts is even the surest way of attracting foreign direct investment.
“No one will do business with you unless they know you and our films sure showcase us and make people to know us”, he submitted.
The reputable international company in a media statement disclosed that the company is a platform designed for Nollywood (Nigerian/African) film makers to showcase their movies to Europeans and Nollywood lovers in the Diaspora (a veritable educational tool of learning about African culture by both old Africans and children in the Diaspora) and the Nollywood Europe Golden Awards – NEGA Awards, which comes up
as a closing ceremony of NFFG event on every last week of July and first week of August annually.
NEGA Awards is designed to honour Nollywood stakeholders, and those in the performing arts (both in Africa and in the Diaspora) which has also been expanded to recognize the artistic acuity of outstanding politicians and business men and women both in Africa and beyond whose actions in the area of culture and tourism sector, have
directly or indirectly impacted upon the African continent and the rest of the world with the Nigeria film industry in particular, thereby shaping it into what it has grown to become today.
The release further said,
“Like a powerful magnetic force, we have been able to pull the
crème de la crème of industries across the globe to Frankfurt
for our annual events. In no particular order among whom are
Senator Donzella James of Atlanta Georgia, USA, Hollywood
film maker Queen Blessing Ose Itua PHD – Goodwill Ambassador At-Large to the United Nations, award-winning
Development Advocate and a recipient of President Barack
Obama Lifetime Achievement Award for Excellence in Service, His Excellency, Ambassador Rimdap rtd UK, His Excellency Ambassador Ejinaka John rtd New York, His
Excellency, Hon. Yusuf Maitama Tuggar, Nigerian Ambassador to Germany now Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E, Lt. Gen. F. G. Sibamba, Zambia Amb to Germany, H.E, Mr.
R. I. Alhassan, Ghana Amb to Germany, CDA, H. E, Baba Wakil, the then Nigeria acting Amb to Germany, Nigeria Ambassador to Greece, H.E, Prof, S.O Agbi PhD, Prof. Andrew Haruna, the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Gashua, Yobe State, Nigeria and top Africa film and
music industry mega stars and Europe based stars to name but a few, have all honoured our invitations to Germany to grace our events.”
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