The defunct popular TV show, The Village Headmaster, would return to the network service of the Nigerian Television Authority on Sunday.
After 34 years hiatus, “Village Headmaster”, the one time Nigeria first longest-running Tv drama series, has now been repackaged and will be shown on three local television stations.
The Director-General of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA),
Mallam Yakubu Ibn Mohammed, made the disclosure on Friday at the relaunch and
private screening of the repackaged drama series in Abuja.
He said the drama series would be shown on NTA every Sunday
from 8.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m., Africa Independent Television (AIT) every
Wednesday 9.00 p.m to 10.00 p.m. and WAP Tv every Friday 8.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m.
Set in Oja, a fictitious Yoruba village, Ibn Mohammed said
the series is woven around the lives of the villagers from royalty to the
commoners, education and so in.
He recalled that before the series went off screen decades
back, it captivated viewers and was addictive to many in those days.
The NTA boss said the series was brought back to reenact the
characters, bring back the moral values, national unity and cohesion it taught
in those days.
He thanked Chief Wale Adenuga who committed his wealth of
experiences and resources for the series’ production and Globacom for its
sponsorship.
Ibn- Mohammed expressed regrets that some of the original
cast of the series had passed on and not available to witness the rebirth of
the iconic series.
He said prominent among them included late Chief Segun
Olusola, former Nigeria Ambassador to Ethiopia, who created the series as a
member of staff of the then Western Nigeria Television, Ibadan.
The D-G said the new cast is super-packed with the choicest
names in the movie industry including some of the founding members of the
series, notably, Dejumo Lewis as Kabiyesi, Alison Ibrahim as Amebo, Dan Imodu
as Dagbolu and Dele Osawe as Teacher Fadile.
Other prominent members of the cast included Popular
musician 9ice, Mr Latin, Funky Mallam, Jide Kosoko, Okele, Omo Ibadan and
Fathia Balogun.
Also speaking at the event, Adenuga thanked the NTA boss and
family for bringing back the series noting that the TV house inspired them from
script to screen.
Mr Wale Adedeji, representative of Globacom, said they were
glad to be the sponsor of the content which celebrates culture, inspires unity
and teaches moral values.
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