Omoni Oboli,
the ace actress, who has achieved quite a lot for herself in Nollywood
in the past two years, with the quick succession in the productions of
her two well acclaimed movies in 2014 and 2015, Being Mrs. Elliot and The First Lady respectively, has been chosen by the prestigious The Sun Awards as the Nollywood Personality of the Year in 2015.
The
Sun Awards is an annual event, used by the prestigious newspaper house
to celebrate Nigerians whose public conduct and actions help to inspire
hope for a better Nigeria. It is aimed at identifying men and women of
spectacular achievements, who through their natural and material
endowments have promoted the status of Nigeria amongst other countries
of the world. Hence, having contributed to the status of Nollywood with
the efforts she put into producing two immaculate movies that have
accrued massive accreditation, Omoni Oboli has met up with The SunAwards’demands.
Speaking, while presenting the letter of notification to the actress
in Lagos, notifying her of the award, the Managing Director/
Editor-in-Chief of The Sun Publishing Limited, Mr. Eric Osagie, said
Oboli won the award for her hard work and dedication to acting. He added
that it took the Board of Editors two days of rigorous debate, and they
still could not find anyone who has been dedicated as Omoni Oboli in
2015.
The screen diva, who has worked hard nonstop in the past two
years in promoting Nollywood said; “For me, it’s more of a blessing,
because, first of all, I don’t know anybody in The Sun. I don’t know the
Managing Director or even the Entertainment Editor. Out of the blues, I
saw my name in the newspaper that I’ve won the Nollywood Personality of
the Year Award. It’s so big, and I’ve not lobbied or given anybody
money for this. It’s an award that’s totally unsolicited, it’s an award
money cannot buy.
