Bayelsa State government will host the 9th edition of the African
Movie Academy Awards, Africa’s most prestigious motion picture award
designed to celebrate and honour film makers and other professionals in
the industry across Africa and in the Diaspora.
The state which has hosted the seven previous editions of the awards
will come alive again next month when celebrities, local and
international media executives and captains of industry will converge on
Yenagoa, the state capital for the awards.
In a joint statement signed by the Director General, Bayelsa State
Tourism Development Agency, Mrs Ebizi Ndiomu-Brown and the Chief
Executive Officer of Africa Film Academy, organisers of the awards, Ms
Peace Anyiam-Osigwe the state government is determined to partner with
the awards promoters to deliver a new and exciting experience to
Nigerian and international visitors that will attend the awards.
‘’We are happy in Bayelsa to have AMAA return to its home. The story
of AMAA and Bayelsa has been a story of partnership for socio-economic
development of our state and people. We want to continue in this way.
The Governor of Bayyelsa, His Excellency Seriake Dickson is poised to
ensure that all visitors to Bayelsa for AMAA will see a new Bayelsa
where he is leading a team of committed public servants to revamp the
economy of the state through massive investment in infrastructure and
other social amenities.
‘’Visitors to Bayelsa will see the progress the state is making under
the leadership of Governor Dickson and the role we are playing at the
level of Bayelsa State Tourism Development Agency in making sure the
state becomes a destination of choice in terms of leisure and doing
business. For film makers they will also see suitable locations in
Bayelsa for their films,” she said.
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