Isaac Izoya: Cultural ambassador recieves Safety Ambassador Award
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erman based Actor/Producer and showbiz guru, Isaac Izoya – Cultural Ambassador, the founder of Ehizoya Golden Entertainment e.V and the curator of Nollywood Film Festival Germany NFFG - a viable platform designed for Nollywood (Nigerian/African) film makers to showcase their movies to Europeans and Nollywood fans in the Diaspora and Nollywood Europe Golden Awards NEGA, designed to honour Nollywood stakeholders, stars, comedians, musicians (both in Africa and in the Diaspora) which has also been expanded to recognize the artistic bias of outstanding politicians, philanthropists and business men and women both in Africa and beyond but whose actions in the area of culture and tourism sector, have directly or indirectly impacted upon Africans and other continent outside the scope of Africa countries and the Nigeria film industry in particular, thereby shaping what it has grown to become today was honoured in Lagos, Nigeria with a prestigious - Safe At School Initiative Safety Ambassador Award on Sunday, 13th June, 2021. Emphasizing the reasons behind the event, the organizers (SAFE AT SCHOOL INITIATIVE AWARDS that was held at Presken Hotel & Events Center Ikeja, Lagos, Nigeria) said, in a society where people mostly think about receiving, ours is to change the narrative. ‘Safe at School’ is about giving back to the Society- Engr. Emmanuel Chimuanya Amah & Engr. (Mrs) Mimi N. Benjamin In a bid to ensure safety in the society and correct the errors that have been there by default, the idea of Safe at School Initiative was born. This was the words of the leader/founder and a director ‘Safe at Schools Initiative’, a non-governmental Organization whose aim was to ‘catch them young’ before it’s too late as far as safety measures is concerned. The event which saw the creme’ de la creme’ in both the society at large and entertainment industry with notable names like Emeka Rising Ibeh who is the Chairman Actors Guild of Nigeria Lagos chapter, his campaign DGN Mr. Paul Julius Obomokhai and his colleague and Treasurer of the Guild Mr. Julius Omijie receive awards, also have in attendance another colossus in Ambassador Cornell Udofia who is the convener CMC Africa Award of Excellence since 2015, one of the Nollywood veterans and an amiable personality beautiful Cynthia Agholor who happens to be one of the people that made sure the event was a success was of course handy and other AGN executive members including the Chief Whip all were present to grace the occasion. The Prestigious Award was anchored by Nollywood’s best and former chairman AGN, Sir Victor Osuagwu who is also known as ‘man na mumu’ while AGN’s chairman emeritus Don Pedro 54
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Agambi though arrived later due to other engagements was on hand to receive his award. Other giants that received the awards are Bishop Dr. Joseph Ighalo, Books publishing enigmas like Amb. Anyiam Chinonso Stanley and Edozie Angus Okafor, Chief Joseph Odobeatu OJEZ, Guinness award winning journalist Effiong Nyong, and Amb. Isaac Izoya, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany based and the quintessential Dr. Queen Blessing Itua,USA. A renowned philanthropist who has carved a niche for himself in all facets, the founder of Tony Onyeagwu foundation Engr. Tony Onyeagwu, was also present to grace the occasion and receive his award of which he in every inch deserved and of course the gentle giant RT. Hon. Yakubu O. Musa a benevolent and kindhearted personality. In a brief chat with Amb Isaac Izoya, who was conspicuously absent at the event but was represented by Nollywood Idol and former Miss Lagos, Cynthia Agholor to pick up the award, Engr. Mrs Mimi N. Benjamin, Director, TSA/GBV Safe At School Initiative wrote: “I trust you are Good and great. Yesterday 13th June, 2021 you were officially inducted into the league of Safety Ambassadors in Nigeria. We appreciate your acceptance as regards to the Award and we will also like to collaborate with you in the area of Honouring some Nigerians in Diaspora that have done excellently well in making sure they contribute to the success of safety of lives and property of others, since that is what SAFE AT SCHOOL INITIATIVE Represent. As a Safety Ambassador “A call to support children safety initiative and youth empowerment should be your call Value, hence we urge you to continue with the very good works that have sky rocketed you to your present status. It on this Special note we Once again Congratulate you on this great feet. We Celebrate You our SAFETY HERO” In response, Amb Isaac Izoya wrote: “Words will not sufficiently express my sincere appreciation of being ushered into the platform of Heroes and Safety Ambassadors League. Thank you so much. I really appreciate the honour, knowing fully well that we have such honest organization in our beloved country that keep records of Nigerians in Diaspora that are doing everything humanly possible to put Nigeria in good shape. I promise to be your organization mouth piece in the Diaspora and a good Ambassador to be proud of”. The organization – has been using Nollywood in particular and entertainment in general as a medium to unearth the hidden artistic talents and promote Nigeria (African) cultural heritage on road shows across Europe before upgrading to NFFG and NEGA events in Frankfurt since 2014: We have taken over 70 top stars of both Ghana and Nigeria.
