The two-week celebration
commenced on May 4 and will come to a glorious end on May 18, amid glitz and
grandeur.
According to the organizers, the bash begins with a special evening with the
birthday boy.
This outing will be packaged by City People magazine, who will be bringing
together heavyweights in the entertainment industry to spend an evening with
one of the biggest names in Nollywood, Amata. The event holds on May 4, at
Abibiz Restaurant and Lounge, Victoria Island, Lagos.
It would be followed with another gathering dubbed West Coast Party. It is
being put together by Chico Ejiro and the entire west coast group. They will be
hosting the movie titan on a special night with friends and colleagues. The
event will take place at the popular Plantation Bar, Surulere.
The Celebrity Charity Challenge is another grand event lined up for the
birthday boy. It's a novelty football match where a select team of Nollywood
stars, musicians, comedians, TV and radio personalities will challenge the 1994
Nations Cup winning Super Eagles team, which boasts of Kanu Nwankwo, Jay Jay
Okocha, and many other famous players. The event will give to charity and also
honour Amata on his 50th birthday.
Also, as part of the special tribute to the movie icon, there will be a stage
performance of "The King Must Dance Naked" to be performed by Bimbo
Manuel, Kate Henshaw, Monalisa Chinda, Segun Arinze, Keppy Bassey and many
others...even Amata, the celebrant will be on the stage acting.
Interestingly, a white tie dinner will be held at the Muson Centre on May 18,
in honour of Amata. This will be the climax of the events lined up for the
erudite theatre practitioner from Delta State.
In a brief chat with ACTION!, elated
Amata, who was full of appreciation, equally thanked all those behind the
elaborate activities lined up for his golden birthday celebrations.
“I’m humbled and full of
appreciations for all the love and support shown me so far… It feels cool and
good hitting 50…”
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