The emergence of Don Pedro Aganbi as the Chairman, Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) Lagos Chapter came after what was a most turbulent period in the Guild's history. Cool, calm and collected Aganbi was the right man for the job at the right time.

Don Pedro took to this role like hand to glove. While the role is highly demanding he consistently drew upon the political finesse cultivated from navigating his own career as TV host, Event Anchor/Moderator, Conference Speaker, Author, PR Specialist and Event and Project manager for more than two decades.

He quickly brought to bear on the guild his highly developed people and project management skills. It thus served as the impetus to pursue reconciliation among members, capacity building and massive reorientation.

The role as AGN Lagos, Chairman, involves not just representing all of the members of the guild but also building bridges to other associations and organizations across the industry. He expended a lot of energy in this direction with enviable success.

He cemented or else commenced strategic partnership for the guild with such notable institution as the Pan African Film Consortium, promoters of Nollywood Travel Film Festival, OJEZ Entertainment, Association of Movie producers, Directors Guild of Nigeria, and Obylicious Empire, and cable giant DSTV, among others. The Chairman also carefully nurtured a mutually beneficiary and growing partnership with the Lagos police command to the extent that two commissioners of police, Fatai Owoseni and Edgal Imohimi took time out to attend the Guild’s monthly general meetings a feat never before recorded in the Guild. He also championed the rebranding of AGN Police thus making it more professional and effective in performing their assigned functions. Aganbi boldly embraced the challenge of leading the AGN. And like they say “fortune indeed favours the brave.”

He was able to rally members for the common good, started a quarterly financial report which is another first in the Guild’s history, boosted membership and introduced monthly due card to help members keep track of their contributions thus ensuring probity.

He established an online portal for AGN Lagos with database of members, organized capacity build workshop for members and inaugurated youth inclusion in Leadership. The guild under his leadership started mentorship classes, inaugurated cultural day celebration and Weekly Joggers Club for the wellbeing of members. The Weekly Joggers Club has since grown from 25 members to over a 100 jogging at the national stadium every Saturday. He also held a townhall meeting that had in attendance key stakeholders in the industry like Chico Ejiro, Lancelot Oduwa Imaseun, Rogers Ofime, producer of the Johnsons, Association of Movie Producers, Video producers marketers Association of Nigeria among others to ensure unity of purpose in Nollywood.

He started the monthly newsletter, AGNTV and a 26 episodes TV soap opera first of its kind in AGN history. He also organized the “Veterans Nite” to honour and celebrate the pathfinders of the Guild. Undoubtedly, Don Pedro Aganbi showed up big time for this one by ensuring that accommodation was provided for one of the veterans Agnes Molokwo who has been homeless for years and squatting at the National Theatre.

He displayed true professionalism, brought uncommon honesty and truth to the guild. He is humane, articulate and compassionate all rolled in one. Indeed, He practically woke up the Industry with his innovative style of leadership, projects and human capital development. In addition his doggedness and determination to reshape and re-brand the Guild is definitely commendable. He worked tireless, clearly above the call of duties, time without number.

Aganbi demonstrate and continues to demonstrate uncanny commitment to the development of the Nigerian Entertainment Industry in general and AGN in particular. Aganbi undoubtedly deserves all the accolades for the eternal marks he has made in furthering the goals of this noble Guild.

Over the past 24 months, he paid uncommon attention to welfare of members in the drive to ensure that AGN Lagos reaches enviable heights. He worked assiduously to restore the pride of the guild. He focused on his promised to build on the innovative welfare and insurance scheme for the benefit of members and put in place a formidable AGN police to flush out quack producers and scammers.

Don Pedro Aganbi is a dealer in hope. He showed this by his own life what is possible when a person has hope, plans fastidiously and is unafraid of hard-work. He also believes that in cooperation, collaboration and association to get things done. To reward his hard work, the management of OJEZ Entertainment donated an office space to AGN Lagos. His motto was always, “We can only be stronger together."

In addition, to his role as Chairman, AGN Lagos Chapter, he continued to function as CEO, TechTV, a media firm focused on Technology, Entertainment, Strategy, ideas generation, Content provision, Radio/TV productions, documentary, Brand and project management.

Besides, he is the Convener of the Nollywood Economic Outlook, Mobile Entertainment Summit and the Titans Of Tech Awards among other ground breaking innovative networking and business melting points.

Don Pedro Aganbi has over forty local and International Awards in his kitty, including a United Nations Africa Media Award and a Global IT Champion Award. He also lately emerged as the 2017 Entertainment Personality of the Year at the Nigeria Achievers Award.

However you think of him: a talented actor, trailblazer, passionate visionary, or just a regular guy seeking to make a difference, all phrases aptly apply to this multitalented entertainer, Don Pedro Aganbi.

Today, hé has become a consultant to most chairmen of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) chapters across the country on how to replicate his vibrant visionary style of leadership in their states.

He is currently working to blaze the trail creating content suitable for this new digital age by way of the Internet.

Looking to the future, Don Pedro Aganbi simply wants to continue to create, to add value and contribute to national development.