Dr Chidia Maduekwe, Managing Director of Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC), has been honoured with “Ohafia Outstanding Performance Award” by the National Association of Ohafia Students (NAOS) in Abia State.
Maduekwe was honoured at Ebem, Ohafia, on Monday at the annual NAOS prestigious award for sons and daughters of Ohafia that have made outstanding impacts in their respective points of service to fatherland.
According to the organisers, the NFC boss is recognised for his commitment towards youths empowerment through the nationwide entrepreneurial training in film production for youths across the country.
The group noted that the NFC under Maduekwe watch, has steered the Nigerian motion picture industry as a veritable tool in driving nationalism, values of love, peace and tolerance among Nigerians irrespective of tribal and religious divide.
Presenting the award to Maduekwe, the president of the association, Comrade Idika Michael, said: “we thanked Dr Chidia Maduekwe for making us proud by his dedication towards youth empowerment, skills acquisition and eradication of poverty in line with the vision of the President of Nigeria, General Mohammadu Buhari.
“The entrepreneurial training of the Nigerian Film Corporation under his watch has been very helpful to Nigerian youths in general and to Ohafia youths in particular.
The event attracted captain of industries, top government functionaries, including Chief Kalu Umeh, SAN, former Attorney General of Abia State,among others.
President Buhari appointed Maduekwe in 2017 as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Film Corporation, a Federal Government Agency with the mandate to grow and develop a viable film industry for Nigeria.
It spearheads the acquisition and maintenance of facilities for film production and provides training and advancement of skills and talents of persons employed in the Nigerian film industry generally.
The National Film Institute, an arm of the Nigerian Film Corporation, which is located in Jos, offers short courses and degree programmes in film production and archival studies.
Source: Leadership
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