Reno Omokri, an aide to former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has been nominated for the conferment of the prestigious โHollywood Most Outstanding Humanitarian Cause 2019 Awardโ by the Mind of Christ Christian Centre (MCCC), Abuja and California.
The recognition is part of the MCCCโs concept of honouring hardworking African dignitaries.
The award would be conferred on Omokri on November 2, in recognition of his relentless campaign to free Dapchi Schoolgirl, Leah Sharibu, who was kidnapped by Boko Haram terrorists on February 19, 2018.
According to MCCC, Omokri was nominated, โby our African representative, British/Nigerian Multi Award Winning Hollywood filmmaker and writer, Egor Efiok, to receive a prestigious Hollywood Weekly Magazine Film Festival (HWMFF) โMost Outstanding Humanitarian Cause 2019โ Award at our next HWMFF grand event on Saturday, November 2, 2019.
The Publisher of HWMFF, Prather Jackson, said: โOur intention is to provide major international platform to showcase yourself and your projects with special focus on your #FreeLeahSharibu campaign. We want Hollywood to realise how unique you are.
โPart of the exposure we will be providing your good self would include granting your request of five minutes to speak about your #FreeLeahSharibu campaign, when you are called upon to receive the award.
The award ceremony would witness the screening of a โHollywood Meets Nollywoodโ film, Road To Redemption, produced by Egor Efiok, which starred American/Senegalese musician, Akon and was directed by Jeta Amata, alongside some other Hollywood films.
