The Best of Nollywood awards has confirmed Kano State as the host for this year’s star-studded event in December. It has also announced Ekiti State as the Y2020 host next year. It is the first time that the home-grown award for the motion picture industry will be announcing the hosts for two consecutive years at the same time.
Last year, the prestigious awards took place at the Kakanfo Conference Centre in Ibadan, Oyo State, with the former Governor, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, as Chief host.
According to the BON 2019 Media Coordinator, Victor Ojelabi, this year’s event is slated for December 14 with the Kano State governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje as the Chief Host. It will be the turn of Dr. Kayode Fayemi, Ekiti State governor to play the same role in Ado Ekiti next year.
In a statement by Ojelabi, Governor Ganduje has assured that the centre of commerce is more than excited and prepared to host this year’s edition.
“We are happy BON Awards will be bringing the nation’s movie industry to Kano to feel the beauty and tranquility that our God-given land is known for.
“Kano, which is the second-largest industrial centre after Lagos State in Nigeria and the largest commercial centre in the Northern Nigeria, also boasts of several tourists centres for our guests to feed their eyes on,” the statement quoted the governor as saying.
He also assured the organisers of the state’s readiness to host the awards ceremony.
“While preparations are already in top gear to ensure a hitch free and grand event, Kano people are happy to embrace the Nollywood industry,” he concluded.
Meanwhile, the Chief Executive Officer of BON Awards, Seun Oloketuyi, has said that the Government of Ekiti State has confirmed its readiness to host next year’s edition of the event.
“For the year 2020 edition of BON, the people of Ekiti will be opening their doors to the popular players in the Nigerian movie industry by the special grace of God.
“Ekiti government, under Gov. Kayode Fayemi, has in its quest for putting the state on the tourism map of Nigeria, made the state a destination for creative arts and entertainment.
“We can categorically state that the efforts of Mr. Governor in terms of changing the narratives about the state is yielding great results and BON Awards is excited to bring the whole Nigeria, through the Nollywood industry, to experience Governor Fayemi’s giant strides first-hand,” Oloketuyi stated.
Best of Nollywood Awards is an annual industry event honouring outstanding achievements in the Nigerian movie industry.
The first edition, hosted by the Lagos State government, was held in 2009 and so far, the award ceremony has held in nine states across the country.
