Team of Hollywood stars and some newly discovered callywood damsels will join millions of spectators to display talents at the 2016 Carnival Calabar.
Director General of Callywood films academy,Egor Efiok disclosed this while presenting the “Image personality Award” given to the Cross River State governor,Ben Ayade to the media and government officials at the Tinapa Lakeside Hotel,Calabar.
Efiok who received the award onbehalf of the governor in Los Angeles,United State of America (USA) said the publisher and team of Hollywood Magazine have indicated Interest to be part of the 2016 Carnival Calabar and to also screen the Hollywood meets Callywood film during their visit to Calabar.
”I can confirm to you that the team from the Hollywood have indicated interest to be part of the 2016 Carnival Calabar”she said.
She said the Hollywood team will lend a helping hands to trains the upcoming artiste during their visit.
On why they choose governor Ayade to be the fisrt governor in Africa to be honored by the revered Hollywood Magazine Efiok said;
” They were very impressed about the work our Governor,His Excellency Senator Prof. Ben Ayade is doing to change Cross River State state to Entertainment hub in africa.
“Before he got the award he was well profiled and we extensively researched about him and why he was been christened the “Digital Governor” in Cross River State, Nigeria.
“Hollywood Magazine team was excited in honoring Governor Ayade as the First Governor in Africa to have been so honored.
“The callywood dream of his excellency to bring hundreds of talents out of their homes in the nooks and cranny of Cross River further touched the Americans” Efiok qouted the publisher of Hollywood Prather Jackson.
Egor who said the both the Award and special Gift of personalized Fela wine that cost $10,000 (dollars)made by MisEnBouteille for Felabration sponsored by Jay Z shown shown that Hollywood is truly interested in Cross River under Governor Ben Ayade.
Also speaking at the event, Special Adviser to the Governor on Event Management, Ken Akla said the department had already created a unit for Callywood in the event management programme of Cross River State with a take off subhead in the revised state budget.
Akla who welcome the coming of the Hollywood meets Callywood stars during the Carnival said effort have been put in place to give Callywood serious publicity beginning from the 2016 Calabar festival and Carnival.
He commended the effort of the Callywood DG to market Cross River as the number tourism destination in Nigeria outside the country.
The Event management department is very pleased with what our own Egor Efiok is doing at Callywood. Her effort in the last couple of months since she assumed the position as taken Cross River to another level in the entertainment industry.
The award is coming at the right time when just done a revise budget appropriation and Callywood is well captured under the event management.
The State Commissioner for information, Rosemary Archibong said the award given to the governor was a reward for a good work done and a challenge to do more for not only Cross river State but Nigeria.
We Congratulates His Excellency, Our Dear Governor for yet receiving another award out of several in the last 18months as people’s governor who remain undisturbed despite the economic challenges facing the country.
Some of the government officials present at the presentation includes Special Adviser to the Governor on Youths Development, Edward, special Assistant carnival, Efiok Ekpeyong, Special Assitant On media, Emmanuel Ulayi, General Manager, Cross River Broadcasting Cooperation, Theresia Essein among others.
