Reno Omokri gets Hollywood Award
Reno Omokri, an aide to former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Jonathan has been nominated for the conferment of the prestigious “Hollywood Most Outstanding Humanitarian Cause 2019 Award” by the Mind of Christ Christian Centre (MCCC), Abuja and California.
The recognition is part of the MCCC’s 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, “by our African representative, British/Nigerian Multi Award Winning Hollywood filmmaker and writer, Egor Efiok, to receive a prestigious Hollywood Weekly Magazine Film Festival (HWMFF) “Most Outstanding Humanitarian Cause 2019” Award at our next HWMFF grand event on Saturday, November 2, 2019.
The Publisher of HWMFF, Prather Jackson, said: “Our 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.
“Part 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 “Hollywood Meets Nollywood” 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.