TheFederal Government has congratulated Mo Abudu, Chimamanda Adichie and
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, on the honours recently bestowed on them on the
global stage. He called them great ambassadors of Nigeria.
Minister of Information and Culture,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the three honourees are iconic women in the
Creative Industry, who have brought great honour, not only to
themselves, their families and their industry, but, also, to the
country.
In a statement by his Special Adviser,
Segun Adeyemi, the minister described as well deserved the listing of
Abudu, the chief executive officer of EbonyLife TV, and Nollywood star,
Jalade-Ekeinde among the top 50 women “who are doing extraordinary
things on the worldwide stage’’ by Variety magazine, a weekly American
entertainment magazine.
Lai Mohammed also said the already
well-adorned cap of Adichie has been further festooned after her novel,
Americanah, was listed in the New York Times’ list of 15 remarkable
books by women that are “shaping the way we read and write fiction in
the 21st century.’’
He described the women as role models
whose achievements will inspire a generation of young Nigerians to also
do extraordinary things.
“Of more importance is the fact that
these women’s achievements have transcended gender, nationality or race,
placing them on the rarefied class of global, timeless achievers,’’ the
minister said.
He said the great honours bestowed on the
women will further focus world attention on the nation’s burgeoning
creative industry, thus, placing it on the right pedestal to take the
world by storm.