The World Standstill for AMAA Awards

Tomorrow, Saturday, April 10,
2010; the world will stand
still as the sixth edition of the
annual African Movie
Academy Awards (AMAA),
holds amid glitz and glory, in
Yenogoa, the capital of
Bayelsa State.
Meanwhile, as the biggest
and most glamourous
gathering of film and movie
people is poised to hold
tomorrow, the major sponsor, United
Bank for Africa has assured all
stakeholders in the film industry and
delegates from different parts of the
world that all security arrangements to
ensure a successful event have been
put in place.
Speaking on the elaborate security
plans, Mr. Nathan Egba, Chairman of the
Local Organizing Committee and
Director General in charge of Tourism
in the oil rich State, disclosed that all
the security agencies in the State had
been mobilized and necessary logistics
put in place.
Egba noted that Bayelsans in general
are peaceful people and always good
hosts of AMAA, adding that the citizens
of the State are already in a
celebratory mood to welcome their
movie stars across the continent and
beyond.
“It must be stressed that in the past
five editions of AMAA in the State,
there has never been any security
breach. Beyond all security
arrangements for this event, Bayelsans
are good and hospitable people. They
see AMAA as their event and they are
ready to once again show to the rest of
the world that our State is a good place
to visit,” he said.
In a related development, the Director
of Communications UBA, Mr. Martins
Anyanwu explained the readiness of
their bank as the major corporate
sponsor to work with the State
government and the award organizers
to stage a good show. He posited that
UBA is ready to showcase its excellent
tradition of professionalism in
everything it is involved with to the
rest of Africa.
“We are proud to say our bank is a
proudly African brand with presence in
major economic power centres of the
continent. As a major corporate
sponsor of AMAA, we are ready to
make film makers and other top
celebrities across Africa and the
Diaspora to experience the joy of
coming to Nigeria and Bayelsa in
particular. UBA will remain a pillar of
support to the entertainment and
culture industries in Africa,” Anyanwu
concluded.
It would be recalled that Bayelsa State
recently approached Shell Petroleum
Development Company and the Niger
Delta Development Commission to
support the hosting of the sixth edition
of the African Movie Academy Awards,
as part of the moves to host the
biggest entertainment awards on the
continent.