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| Lagos AGN chairman, Victor Osuagwu |
It will be
the constellation of eminent Nigerian and showbiz stars at the third edition of
the annual Nollywood Health Convention and Awards holding inside the main bowl
of the National Theatre, Iganmu, Lagos on Sunday, December 7, 2014.
The laudable
initiative SHOWBIZPLUSng learnt is being powered by the Saving Life for Africa
Diabetes Foundation (SLAD) in collaboration with the Victor Osuagwu-led Lagos
State chapter of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN).
President
Goodluck Jonathan is expected as the special guest of honour at this year’s
event, which begins with a blue carpet at 2.p.m.
With the
theme: Live Healthy, Perform Better, this year’s gathering is already
serenading practitioners, stakeholders and friends of the nation’s booming
entertainment industry.
Among the
top music stars expected to thrill and tantalise guests at the convention
include: Tuface Idibia, Timaya, Iyanya, Mr. Raw, Flavour, Phyno, Olamide, Tiwa
Savage, Kcee and several others.
Interestingly,
there will also be an All-Star drama on health at the anticipated gathering of
who-is-who in Nollywood.
The duo of
Doctors Segun Ogundimu and Uche Ejiofor are expected to deliver papers at the
event as guest speakers.
In a brief
chat with us, leading Nollywood filmmaker and founder of SLAD, Obi Madubogwu,
whose organization is co-promoting and packaging the event with Lagos AGN,
called on entertainers to take the issues of their health very seriously.
Shedding
more light, Madubogwu, who survived a very severe diabetic challenge disclosed
that the aim of the convention is basically to promote the health and well
being of Nigerians, especially those living in rural and urban areas.
“As
entertainers and mirrors of the society, we want to drastically help reduce the
mortality rate of all and sundry, especially the less privileged in our
community. We are encouraging and calling on Nigerians, mostly our members to
come out on December 7 to check and know their health status. We have gathered
a team of medical experts to assist us in doing this. This convention on health
is for all and sundry.”
Also
speaking on why AGN is partnering SLAD for the convention, elated Mr. Osuagwu
stated that as entertainers they placed high premium on the issue of health,
especially among its teeming members.
“We are all
aware of the age long maxim that health is wealth. We are solidly behind this
initiative because we know the importance of health and how germane it is to
our profession. You can only jump from one location to another to act or direct
films when you are healthy. We are also glad that experts are coming to talk to
us about our health and how to maintain healthy life styles as mirrors of the
society. We at Lagos AGN have fully endorsed and supported this project because
it is very dear to our hearts. Mind you, many of our colleagues have died from
numerous health challenges that were not detected early enough or due to
ignorance, hence we have decided to be proactive. ”
Meanwhile,
the high-point of the grand gathering will be the investiture of President
Goodluck Jonathan as the grand patron of AGN/SLAD alongside the presentation of
awards and medals to all the patrons, patronesses and health ambassadors of the
initiative.
The Federal
Ministry of Health is the chief host of the convention, while the Lagos State
Ministry of Health is the proud host.
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