The
sleepy town of Ososa in Odogbolu Local Government Area of Ogun State was alive
on Friday, April 24, 2015, when the who-is-who in the movie industry in Nigeria
and the society stormed the town to celebrate 25 years of the demise of Chief Hubert
Adedeji Ogunde.
The
late theatre legend died in London, England on Wednesday, April 4, 1990.
Children
and family members of the late doyen of theatre in Nigeria gathered in Ososa to
throw a glamorous and colourful ceremony to celebrate him.
Icons
in the industry, who presented their different group artistic performances,
which include, Association of Nigerian Theatre Practitioners(ANTP) and the
newly formed TAMPAN, re-enacted the life and works of the pioneer director of
the National Troupe of Nigeria.
As
Ogunde's didactic and critical music blared through the public address systems,
guests at the event could not but reconnected with his life.
The
event not only portended the late Ogunde as a theatre practitioner, but also as
an outstanding musician, composer and a social critic, who fought relentlessly
against injustice and oppression.
Amid
encomiums by actors, government officials, and traditional rulers, the Ogunde
Museum was commissioned with promises by the Ogun State Governor, Senator
Ibikunle Amosun, represented by the Commissioner for Tourism and Culture in the
state, Mrs Yewande Amusan, to partner private investors in the development of
tourism and culture in the state.
Speaking
on behalf of the Ogunde family, one of his daughters, Mrs Victoria Oloruntegbe,
stressed the importance of the museum, which she said was inevitable in keeping
the memory of the patriarch.
She
stressed the fact that the film equipment and works of Ogunde are perfectly
intact, and added that the museum is the personal apartment of her late father with
all the compilations, arrangements and expenses borne by the Ogunde family.
She
described the museum as a dream come true and a promise fulfilled as pledged
during his 20th remembrance anniversary.
The
Museum houses all Ogunde's works, including, songs, pamphlets of his plays,
costumes, drums, drama equipment, and personal effects.
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