Chidi Mokeme and Tobi Bakre, the Nollywood actors, have been nominated for the ‘Actor of The Year’ category ahead of the 2023 EMY Africa Awards.
The nominees were unveiled during an event on Wednesday.
The two Nigerians will compete against Adjetey Annang, Bill Asamoah, and Anthony Woode, the Ghanaian actors in the category.
In the ‘Man of the Year – Music’ category, the Nigerian singer Camidoh will battle it out with Black Sherif, Stonebwoy, Kidi, and King Promise.
Other categories of the award ceremony are ‘Man of the Year, Sport’, ‘Discovery of the Year’, and ‘Designer of the Year’.
The annual award ceremony is organised by EMY Africa, the Ghanaian lifestyle magazine. It started as a Fathers’ Day celebration but has become an annual event ceremony to “honour men who have demonstrated values and are committed to societal progress”.
Speaking with journalists, Kojo Soboh, executive director of EMY Africa, said the award is designed to “celebrate achievements and to inspire greatness in the youths”.
He said the award is divided into parts including the public voting and the honourary category.
“The award has two major categories, the public voting categories and the honourary award categories,” he said.
“The honourary award winners are selected before the awards event by the faculty. The winners are notified of the awards and invited to accept them.
“The public voting awards are vetted by the faculty and presented back to the public to vote for final winners which are announced at the awards event.
“Other distinguished Nigerians will also receive what they have a location in various honorary categories.”
Soboh added that EMY Africa will host its first soirée in Lagos on August 13, 2023, ahead of the official event in October.
“So this is basically pre-award soirée. Celebrating the nominees, past winners and bringing together Nigeria in the lifestyle space, in the business sector, high achievers, innovators, guardians,” he said.
“Nigeria is known as one of the economic giants in Africa that is rich in talent pool and it is home for the continent’s larger for the better.
“These exceptional individuals have set an indelible impact on their industries representing Nigeria with pride and demonstrating the country’s vibrant talents.”
The soirée event will be held at the Mercedes Benz showroom, Victoria Island, Lagos.
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