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| *Bimbo Akintola |
Prolific actress, Bimbo Akintola
and popular model cum actor, Femi Branch, will be leading some past
winners of the Best of Nollywood Awards,BON, such as Belinda Effah,
Yomi Fabiyi, Funsho Adeolu, Aisha Lawal and Doris Simeon to Abeokuta,
Ogun State, for the organization's celebrity reading session with
select students in the state.
Scheduled for Monday, September 4, at
the popular Olumo Rock, the reading/mentoring session which is part
of the build up events to the BON awards 2017, will be hosted by the
Ogun State Deputy Governor, Chief (Mrs.) Yetunde Onanuga.
Commenting on the event, the executive
producer, BON Awards, Seun Oloketuyi, said “The BON Celebrity
Reading and Mentoring session is a corporate social responsibility of
the awards as it offers a platform for children to aspire to be great
people in life.”
Speaking further, he said that the book
that has been selected for the occasion is ‘NO! Don’t Touch Me
There; a book on gender disparity and sex education written by
Nomthi, the South African wife of Pastor Taiwo Odukoya. There would
also be inspirational talks, photo ops and an autograph-signing
session. “We look forward to an exciting time with the kids,”
Oloketuyi quipped, adding, “As you well know,
the celebrity reading session with primary school
students is the first of a variety of activities preceding the BON
awards proper in December. The chosen celebrities are past
winners and nominees of the BON awards. What we promise the lucky
students is a life-changing opportunity to meet with their role
models and favourite celebrities and hear directly from them
time-tested success nuggets that they need to be better individuals.”
A multiple BON awards recipient, Effah
said, “I'm passionate about everything that has to do with kids
especially those in primary schools. For me, it is at that
impressionable age that we can impart in them the virtues of honesty,
hard work, discipline and diligence in their endeavours. That is why
I'm excited to be part of the BON Awards Reading.” This year’s
BON Awards will be hosted by the Ogun State government.
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