AGN honours CEO Ruzu Herbals, celebrates Nollywood veteran Emeka Ike, Sunny Macdon, Prince Emeka Ani, Victor Osuagwu, others

AGN honours CEO Ruzu Herbals, celebrates Nollywood veteran Emeka Ike, Sunny Macdon, Prince Emeka Ani, Victor Osuagwu, others

By Onome Naomi

AGN Lagos State Chapter (Nollywood) in conjunction with Ojez Entertainment Limited presents Actors Night to celebrate Nollywood stars Hon. Emeka Ike, Sunny Macdon (Secretary BOT AGN), Prince Emeka Ani (Nollywood movie star), Chief Victor Osuagwu (Nollywood movie star), Barr. Kingsley Ogbonna( Nollywood movie star), and others. Particularly, Dr. Roberts Onyemaechi Uzu, Chairman/CEO of Ruzu Herbal Products &Services Ltd., under the chairmanship of Hon. Emeka Rising Ibeh, was awarded for his stewardship and contribution to the affairs of AGN on Saturday, May 4, 2024.

Ruzu Herbal Products and Go-Wellness Worldwide, established by Dr. Roberts Onyemaechi Uzu, is a name to reckon with in the world of phytomedicine, following the immense ground-breaking records created over the years in its potency to cure diverse health-related issues using the herbal formula. This distinguished specialisation in modern-day herbal medicine has earned Dr. Uzu notable recognition in the nation, and this includes the Actors Guild of Nigeria.

The highlight of the Nollywood Actors Night organised by the AGN Lagos State Chapter is the celebration of Nollywood stars and patrons of AGN, the presentation of certificates to incoming members of the industry who have gone through some professional training to enable membership,the special recognition of very important personalities and legends who have made impacts in Nollywood since its inception.

Dr. Uzu of Ruzu Herbal Products & Services, Go-Wellness Worldwide Limited, as the most organised and prosperous network marketing system in Africa, is partnering with Nollywood, one of the largest employers of labour, to help reduce the rate of unemployment in the nation by creating a package that will be beneficial to Nigerians. Dr. Uzu stated that the investment accorded him by AGN is highly appreciated. He says AGN is an industry that has made an impact on the lives of people at large and deserves the right support, as done by Ruzu Bitters. “We need to support AGN, we need to make them happy, understand their feelings and contribute your quota to keep the association alive” Uzu added.

Uzu also revealed he’s been supportive, not only by giving total wellness packages but also by being a major sponsor of the five-day training so far. Advises trainees not to be deterred by competitions and challenges in the quest for fame but should be focused and determined to do well in their acting career by enveloping themselves with the passion to succeed. She says upcoming actors should emulate the success of star actors who have made an impact in the industry, not their personalities or characters. He noted that as an awardee and a member of AGN, he will continue to give health treatments to ailing actors for free nationwide. Express sadness at the rate of mortality in Nollywood, which has prompted his support to create total wellness in the industry by way of free treatments and health care services.

He said;

“In the near future, I will like to see that AGN is globally recognized. The association should also make good use of my services as a doctor in herbal medicine and take advantage of them to promote total wellness.”

“Their health is important and must be attended to. My love for the Nollywood industry is unquantifiable, and I will make a noteworthy impact someday soon. I am already working on it.”

Emeka Rising Ibeh Chairman AGN Lagos State Chapter told pressmen at the event that the idea of a training session for aspiring actors was established to encourage the youths to pick up a skill other than wandering about idle, leading to the committing of fraudulent acts like scams, hookups, and other vices. The training session is meant to educate, nurture, and enable capacity-building amongst the youth and adults who participated.

Emeka Rising mentioned that the training of aspiring actors who were handed certificates during the actors night will be the 4th set of trainees so far since the commencement of humanitarian development in the 3 years of his administration as AGN president Lagos chapter. The first set of trained aspiring actors had 280 participants; the second set was 185; the third was 210; and the fourth set had 172 participants and was awarded a certificate of membership. I advised upcoming actors to be steadfast and focused.

Emeka Rising also commended the effort of Dr. Roberts Onyemaechi Uzu, Chairman/CEO of Ruzu Herbals Products and Go-Wellness Worldwide, for his magnanimity towards AGN in totality and his contribution towards making the free training of aspiring actors a successful venture.

Star Actor Emeka Ike, a special guest and awardee at the occasion, appreciated the organisers of the event, acknowledged guests and co-awardees, and appreciated Dr. Uzu for being a reliable support system in giving free health care services to better the healthy lives of actors. Uses the medium of attendance to advise upcoming actors to stay focused despite challenges that could occur and says comfortably acting using your own original quality, not to emulate or forcibly fall into someone else’s character in the acting career, is unique. He gives instances of the days in his acting career when he’s got challenging roles but interpreted them well due to his resilience to work and originality on display.

Emeka Ike also reveals that as the chaperone of a safety committee appointed by AGN to oversee actor welfare and safety in executing primary assignments by producers, he will ensure that the incident leading to the death of star actor Junior Pope will never repeat itself in Nollywood. There will be rules and binding laws to checkmate matters of safety in the association, he added.

The event was well attended by Cornel Udofia of CMC Gladiators magazine, known for promoting AGN in its entirety, other notable media organisations, trainees of AGN Lagos chapter and invited guests.

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