Delta State Governor, Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan is going beyond his sphere and bestowing honor on Veteran Nollywood Actors, Pete Edochie and Lanre Hassan a.k.a Iya Awere with the presentation of the coveted Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan Special Recognition Award at this year’s Best of Nollywood awards.

Speakinng about the special honour, Pete Edochie expressed - “I feel happy that the little we have done is being recognized by the current generation. It is a thing of joy considering also that it is a special recognition award from a prestigious award ceremony as BON and endowed by a progressive governor as Governor Uduaghan. I am indeed very elated by it. See you in November.”

“That this special recognition is coming the same year that I celebrated my 50th year anniversary as an actress is very significant for me. I want to thank the organisers of BON for this honour and to especially thank Governor Uduaghan for his immense support of Nollywood since he became governor. With more people like him, Nollywood would be a bigger pride for us all,” Iya Awero said

The executive producer of Best of Nollywood Awards (BON), Seun Oluketuyi added “Since the inception of BON, we have made it a cardinal part of the event to celebrate elders whose arts have catalysed the growth and global acceptance that Nollywood enjoys today. We don’t want to wait until these veterans are dead to give them post humous awards, which is why we endeavour to celebrate them while they are still very alive and active. Besides, this year’s honourees are a source of inspiration to young actors because of their longevity and continued relevance in the industry.”

This year's edition of the prestigious award is set to hold in Asaba, Delta State this Novermber.

Living legends

They deserve it.

These are part of the real nollywood and not tonto dikeh and the likes!

*in pete edochie's voice*...Youngman,this iroko tree is too tall for you to climb....lol....congrat legend