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The authority
that sees to the legacy and development of Yoruba Language and people, the
Development Agenda for Western Nigeria (DAWN) has signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) with the organiser and executive producer of Yoruba Movie
Academy Awards (YMAA), Mr. Tunde Oshinibosi, aka Laface.
The
agreement, according to Laface, “is geared towards the actualisation and
continued development of the Yoruba Movie Academy Awards and the Yoruba movie
industry in general.”
The historic event took place at the corporate office of the DAWN Commission at Cocoa House, Dugbe, Ibadan, Oyo State on Thursday, July 31.
Laface
described the Awards scheme as a viable socio-economic and regional integration
project with strong emotional connect to the development of the Yoruba race.
The
maiden edition of the awards took place in Abeokuta, Ogun State in 2010, while
the 2013 edition held in Ibadan, Oyo State, amidst glamour, style and panache.
“YMAA has
further enhanced its popularity with the overwhelming support and endorsements
from the Yoruba movie industry’s practitioners, distinguished Yoruba sons and
daughters and stakeholders across board,” said Laface.
He said
the vision of YMAA is far-reaching and will become the biggest and most
glamorous in Africa and the Diaspora in the next three years. “This is in
furtherance of the efforts to creating an all-encompassing Yoruba film
festival, the first of its kind in the world,” he revealed.
In
his remark on the occasion, Laface expressed gratitude to the Director-
General, DAWN Commission, Mr. Dipo Famakinwa, and his team for their tremendous
endeavours in the socio-economic development and regional integration of
Western Nigeria. He also thanked movie enthusiasts, practitioners, stakeholders
and the general public for their overwhelming support for Yoruba Movie Academy
Awards and the Yoruba movie industry.
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