Obasanjo pledges support for AFRIMA 3.0 ….says AFRIMA IS A UNIFIER IN AFRICA

As part of the activities to the build-up for the 2016 edition of All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), African Union Commission (AUC) and the International Committee of AFRIMA paid a courtesy visit to the former Nigerian President, Chief OlusegunObasanjo, on Friday March 26, 2016 at his residence in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.

Obasanjo commended AFRIMA and AUC for unifying Africa through music. He said music was part of African Culture and reiterated the need for music and culture to be commercialised in order to create jobs and reduced poverty among African youths. He implored AFRIMA and AUC not to relent in achieving their objectives and called on brands and governments in Africa to partner with AFRIMA. He recalled similar projects as president like All African Games (COJA 2003) and Festival of Art and Culture in Africa (FESTAC ’77) as platforms for promoting African culture and unity that require huge resources to organise.
Earlier in his opening remark, President and Executive Producer of AFRIMA, Mr. Mike Dada said the meeting and visit was in recognition of the former president as the former Chairperson of the African Union (AU) from July 2004 to January 2006, adding that Obasanjois an African global icon, a cultural enthusiast and champion of African renaissance.
He intimated the former president with the objectives of the All African Music Awards(AFRIMA) which is mainly to unite Africans through the instrumentality of art, music, culture and entertainment as well as
promote and reward upcoming and established talents on the continent.

The 30-man AFRIMA team that comprise AFRIMA Associate Co-Producer, EfeOmorogbe, AFRIMA jury Member, Mr. Laolu Akins, AFRIMA media Committee member and Mr. BiodunKupoluyi, AFRIMA Production Manager, Mr. Henry Alade, Entertainment Editor of The Sun Newspaper, Mr. TosinAjire among others.

For the 2016 edition of the continental awards tagged AFRIMA 3.0, the AFRIMA 2016 calendar will be formally unveiled in May by the African Union Commission (AUC) and International Committee of The All Africa Music Awards, AFRIMA, at the 10th anniversary celebration of the African Union Youth Charter.

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