As part of the activities to the build-up for the 2016 edition of All
Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), African Union Commission (AUC) and The
International Committee of AFRIMA paid a courtesy visit to the former
President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo,
GCFR, on Friday March 26, 2016 at his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun State,
Nigeria.
Obasanjo commended AFRIMA and AUC for unifying Africa through music.
He said music was part of African Culture and reiterated the need for
music and culture to be commercialised in order to create jobs and
reduced poverty among African youths. He implored AFRIMA and AUC not to
relent in achieving their objectives and called on brands and
governments in Africa to partner with AFRIMA. He recalled similar
projects as president like All African Games (COJA 2003) and Festival of
Art and Culture in Africa (FESTAC '77) as platforms for promoting
African culture and unity that require huge resources to organise.
..says AFRIMA IS A UNIFIER IN AFRICA
