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Gambian President Gifts Plots Of Land To Some Top Nollywood Stars by zuchyblink(m): 7:15am On Oct 12, 2015 |
The President of the Gambia Prof Dr Sheik
AJ Jammeh on Saturday 11th October
presented plots of land to some top
Nollywood stars and Ghanaian Actress
Jackie Appiah.
Speaking through his vice president Dr Mrs
Isatou Njie - Saidy who represented him at
the presentation held at the Presidential
palace in Banjul. The President said as part
of his belief in pan africanism, our values
and heritage which Nollywood has helped
to showcase on the world stage.
He said he's rewarding and encouraging
the stars to come and make the Gambia
part of their own. Nollywood and
Ghollywood have been able to capture and
tell our stories better than any outsider can
do. Africans relate to your stories and same
with those in the diaspora and the
carribeans and around the world. He urged
the stars not to rest on their oars but take it
as a big challenge to do more and add
value to what they are already doing. You
are great African ambassadors he said and
you must continue to achieve and surpass
what you have today you have made us
proud. He told them to See themselves as
Gambians and take advantage of the land
offer and build homes for the future.
In his response, leader of the group, Mr
Francis Duru thanked President Jammeh for
his generosity and expressed his
colleagues gratitude and how humbled,
Overwhelmed and honoured they are to
receive the plots of land. Mr Duru and his
colleagues pledged to work hard to create
opportunities for emerging and budding
Gambian stars. We are just a call away he
said. We shall work hard to build and
encourage emerging new stars from the
Gambia.
The Beneficiaries of the land gifts include
Francis Duru, Segun Arinze, Monalisa
Chinda,Patience Ozokwor,Eucharia
Anunobi,Ejike Asiegbu,Tony Umez, Ngozi
Ezeonu, Kanayo O Kanayo, Chika Okpala
(Zebrudaya) Harry B Anyanwu, Chinedu
Ikedieze and Osita Iheme,Rukiat Masud and
Ghanaian sultry Actress Jackie Appiah. |
Re: Gambian President Gifts Plots Of Land To Some Top Nollywood Stars by zuchyblink(m): 7:15am On Oct 12, 2015 |
Re: Gambian President Gifts Plots Of Land To Some Top Nollywood Stars by MRLINGTON(m): 7:16am On Oct 12, 2015 |
cool |
Re: Gambian President Gifts Plots Of Land To Some Top Nollywood Stars by Nobody: 7:17am On Oct 12, 2015 |
Sharing of land now |
Re: Gambian President Gifts Plots Of Land To Some Top Nollywood Stars by coolebux(m): 7:39am On Oct 12, 2015 |
Were they given an option to re-sell ? |
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