Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde, Ali Nuhu For Special Recognition At BON

As December 16^th draws close, Best of Nollywood (BON) awards have announced the recipients of the Special Recognition Awards. Omotola Jalade-Ekehinde, Ali Nuhu, and, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, will be the recipients.

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The event holds at the Cultural Centre, Abeokuta, Ogun State and the chief host is the state governor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun.

Speaking on the choice of the awardees, Seun Oloketuyi, executive producer, BON Awards, said, “We are glad to announce Omotola Jalade Ekehinde, Ali Nuhu and Lancelot Oduwa-Imasuen as recipients of this year’s Special Recognition Awards. You would concur that they deserve it for their achievements and contributions to the industry.”

In the last decade, Oloketuyi said, “No actor from the North has broken barriers and crossed over to the mainstream of Nollywood like Ali Nuhu. Apart from that, he has inspired an entire generation of Northern youths to see a career in Nollywood. He is a true and constant Northern legend, not just a star.”

                            

Describing Omotola as perhaps Nigeria’s biggest cinematic export, Oloketuyi said, “There was no contest in her choice in spite of her relatively young age. Here is a lady who broke into the industry before she turned 18 and two decades after, is still a veritable box-office face in an industry known for ephemeral stars. It goes beyond luck. 

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The recognition from TIME Magazine as one of the Most Influential 100 people in the world in 2013 is a pointer to her relentless artistic enterprise and ingenuity. And we at BON Awards are happy to be associated with such iconic actor.”

In the same vein, Oloketuyi spoke glowingly about Lancelot Oduwa-Imasuen who he describes as a director’s director. “Lancelot’s longevity and relevance in Nollywood is the stuff of legends. In spite of the incursion of younger, technology-savvy directors into Nollywood, Lancelot has evolved and attained a pied piper status of sort. He deserves the recognition like the others.”