Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos has paid tribute to late filmmaker and founder of African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, describing her as an Amazon of the creative sector.
Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Chief
Press Secretary, Mr Gboyega Akosile, said that the late filmmaker was a
trailblazer and visionary leader.
He said that the deceased contributed immensely to the
growth and development of the creative industry in the state and Nigeria as a
whole during her lifetime.
The Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, President of Association of Movie
Producers and Chief Executive Officer of African Film Academy (AFA), died on
Monday at a private hospital in Lagos at the age of 53.
Sanwo-Olu said that Anyiam-Osagwe, during her lifetime,
produced many blockbuster movies, facilitated, trained and empowered hundreds
of young people in the creative industry through the ‘Film in a Box’ programme
by the AFA, in conjunction with the state government.
He said that the death of the filmmaker was a great loss to
the state, considering the unique role she played in actualising the programmes
and commitments of the Sanwo-Olu-led administration to the entertainment
industry.
The governor also noted that the deceased played unique roles
through AFA and the Lagos Committee on Film Production Empowerment of which the
she was a member.
He commiserated with the deceased’s family, friends and
associates as well as the movie producers, directors, actors and other
practitioners in the Nollywood over the demise of the renowned filmmaker.
Sanwo-Olu urged them to sustain the legacy left behind by
the late Anyiam-Osigwe.
”On behalf of my family, the government and good people of
Lagos, I sympathise with Association of Movie Producers and the entire
Nollywood industry on the demise of the renowned filmmaker and founder of
African Movie Academy Awards, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe.
”The late Anyiam-Osigwe was one of the pillars of Nollywood
in Nigeria. She was a bundle of talent and one of the best filmmakers, not only
in Nigeria but also, on the African continent.
”She used her God-given talent to advance the course of
mankind and contributed immensely to the creative sector through African Movie
Academy Awards and African Film Academy.
”Peace Anyiam-Osigwe was a reliable partner in the
entertainment and tourism pillar of our Greater Lagos agenda.
”She partnered with the Lagos State Government to train
hundreds of young people in acting, art directing, light and lighting, editing,
sound production and post- production, among others, through African Film
Academy,” he said.
The governor said that Anyiam-Osigwe’s death would leave a vacuum
that would take some time to be filled in the creative industry.
He prayed that God would grant the deceased eternal rest and
the family, colleagues and associates the fortitude to bear the irreparable
loss.
However, the family of deceased has promised that the legacy
of Nigerian filmmaker and founder of the African Movie Academy Awards, late
Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, will continue to live on.
This was contained in a statement by the family on Tuesday.
The news of Anyiam-Osigwe’s death was announced by her
colleague, Obi Emelonye, on Tuesday.
In the family statement, Anyiam-Osigwe was described as a
“humanitarian, one-of-a-kind creative, and visionary leader in the film and
television industry.”
The statement read, “The Emmanuel Onyechere Osigwe
Anyiam-Osigwe clan in thanksgiving to God and in the belief that God is good
and everything He does is good and in accordance with His divine will, pattern
and plan, announce the passing to eternal glory of our illustrious beloved
daughter, sister, aunt and great aunt Ms. Peace Maria Ogechi Anyiam-Osigwe
(MFR).
“Peace, the Ada of the Anyiam-Osigwe family, was an
outstanding personality, trailblazer, titan, pathfinder, go-getter,
humanitarian, one-of-a-kind creative, and visionary leader in the film and
television industry. Peace left indelible imprints on the sands of time.
“We as a family and clan will continue do all that is
necessary to ensure that her legacy lives on – the Africa Movie Academy Awards
and the Africa Film Academy, along with their training programmes across
Nigeria and the African continent will carry on seamlessly by institutions she
set up and with the full support of the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation and
other Institutions and Government Agencies whith whom she has worked over the
years. Her numerous charities across different religious denominations and
other communities will also be continued.
“We will miss the love and companionship we shared with her
and we pray ‘that your Chi guide you on the path to God’s everlasting love into
the light of his consciousness.’
“We also pray God our Father of all mercies to grant you
eternal rest in his heavenly kingdom where his perpetual light will continue to
shine on
We believe you are alive in the life of God because as our
father said, CALL IS LIFE AND LIFE ALONE’. And you continue to live in the
hearts of all who love you.
“The family will announce the details of her rites of
passage in due course.
“Meanwhile, the Family respectfully asks, at this time, for
the public to respect the privacy of the family as we contemplate God’s love
for his children.”
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