The founder and chief executive of the Africa Movie Academy Award (AMAA), Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, has paid a deepm emotional tribute to recently-deceased frontline Nollywood producer and director, Amaka Igwe.
"I received with sadness this morning the news of the passing away of my big sister and Nollywood Icon, Mrs. Amaka Igwe (MFR). I was preparing to attend the official launch of The Cable online newspapers on the invitation of Mr. Simon Kolawole, the former Editor of Thisday Newspaper when this sad news hit me like I tornado," the AMAA founder began.
Going further, she said "I was in total shock and lost my mental balance. It took me time to recover from the sad reality that our own Auntie Amaka is gone while in Enugu in preparation for a movie project.
"The motion picture industry in Nigeria and Africa will sorely miss this revolutionary who raised the bar of professionalism and artistic excellence early in Nollywood when it was not fashionable.
"Amaka Igwe gave herself and applied herself to producing films and soaps that are pacesetters. She was a creative entrepreneur of outstanding qualities who came, saw and conquered in her 51 years of existence on earth. Amaka Igwe worked with us as a Jury member of the Africa Movie Academy Awards at the early stage of the awards and her contributions were far-reaching and rewarding."
In an emotional personally signed by her and obtained by Daily Independent, Anyiam-Osigwe, who prays that God grants the soul of the late creative amazon eternal rest, concluded by saying "on behalf of management and staff of AMAA, I extend my heartfelt condolence to her husband, Mr. Charles Igwe, the children, her immediate and extended family members and loved ones. May God continue to stay with the family in this very moment and always."
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