Iceprince, Mo’Cheddah, Waje
headline The Future Awards
Nominees Reception for Charity
December 19
- Get Your Green On!
Fashion Show by Zebra, MAI and
others
The Future Awards has
announced the all-star line-up for
its annual Nominees Reception
for charity.
All the nominees in the 21
categories will be celebrated at
an invitation-only media and VIP
Nominees Reception on Sunday
19 December 2010 – where they
will also be inducted into the elite
The Future Alumni Network. The
event will also be an opportunity
to raise money for Love on the
Streets, an NGO working with
disadvantaged children of the
Dustbin Estate, Lagos.
Performers at the event include
MAMA Best New Act Mo ’Cheddah,
Chydinma, Tiwa Savage, Waje,
Iceprince and Whizkid.
There will also be the annual Get
Your Green On! Fashion show
where some of the awards ’
official clothiers will unveil from
collections themed around green.
This year ’s designers include MAI,
Zebra, House of Nwocha, Sally
Bawa Lagos and iamISIGO. The
event will be anchored by MTV
Base ’s Cynthia Okpala and Tinsel’s
Chris Attoh.
The general public is reminded
that there is a period when
complaints about any nominee
can be made to the Central
Working Committee about the
ages, substance of achievement,
or any claims or any of the
nominees that can be validly
contradicted. The two-week
complaint window closes on
Sunday.
“We certainly have had more
than a few complaints about the
ages of one or two nominees.
We sincerely appreciate those
reactions and the fact that
people feel so strongly about this
awards process confirms to us
that people believe in what we
are doing, ” said Chude Jideonwo,
the awards’ Creative Director.
“Over the years we have had to
withdraw the nominations of a
few nominees who have been
unable to prove their actual ages;
indeed The Future Awards is one
of the very few processes that
actually demands proof of
nominees’ claims.
“However, it is to be noted that
nominees have submitted legal
documents that corroborate the
ages they have given. And unless
complainants are able to direct
us to documents and evidence
that disprove them, we have no
choice but to respect legally
admissible proofs. More than
that, the beauty of this award for
many young Nigerians is to find
that many achievers who have
done so much great work are so
young – and we hope that the
rest will be able to draw
inspiration from these true life
stories of excellence and
achievement. ”
Profiles of all the nominees will
be up on
www.thefuturenigeria.com on
Tuesday, 21 December so
members of the public can
share their stories. Public
voting ends on December 31
2010.
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