Artiste Managers Confer PostHumous Award to Late Chief Gilbert Oboh
(Business Africa Digest)-The Artiste Managers Association in Nigeria (AMAN) has conferred a posthumous award to it’s founding President, Late Chief Gilbert Odigie Oboh for his selfless contribution to the development of the Nigeria creative industry.
Late Chief Oboh passed on June 9th, 2002 when he was just 45 years.
Presenting the award recently at the Eko Hotels and Suites in Victoria Island, Lagos to the wife of late Oboh, Mrs Jemila Ofoegbu Oboh on behalf of the family, one of the founding fathers of the body and present President Mr Collins Enebeli said the G.O.M.A. award was presented posthumously to late Gilbert Oboh for having made significant contribution to the Nigerian creative industry through his service as the pioneer President of AMAN.
Mr Enebeli noted to that late Chief Gilbert Oboh was a dedicated and passionate advocate for the Nigeria creative sphere and his contributions will be long remembered.
He further said that late Oboh was a strong voice for the industry and worked tirelessly to promote the interest of industry players.
Receiving the award on behalf of the family, wife of late Gilbert Oboh, Mrs Jemila Ofoegbu Oboh appreciated and commended AMAN for the gesture.
Mrs Oboh noted that she was aware that her husband was the pioneer President of the great artiste body and contributed his quota to the development of the industry.
“I remember the years of sleepless nights he had to bear because of his love to stick out his neck to act as the voice of stakeholders just as he worked assiduously to promote the interest of industry players”, she said.
She further said as a family, “this posthumous award will always remind us that his contributions were not in vain and to know too that the association has over the years grown from strength to strength”.
Mr Oboh thanked and appreciated the organizers of the award and reminded them that their current efforts in uplifting the standards in the industry will equally be remembered.
Present at the unforgettable evening event which was filled with glamour and entertainment were a gathering of some of the most influential figures in the creative industry.
