Nollywood actor,
Emeka Ike
has been appointed a Rhythm ‘N’ Play Ambassador by President Goodluck
Jonathan in recognition of his selfless service to humanity.
The ceremony was held last Thursday at
the National Sports Stadium, Abuja. He was decorated alongside six other super stars including: Victor Moses,
the Chelsea Football Club of England’s player, and Nigeria’s top
music rapper M I.
As part of its nationwide grassroots sports development campaign, National Academicals Sports Committee (NASCOM) on
June 6 got the Presidency backing
for its noble initiative, when Mr. President
launched Rhythm N’ Play in Abuja.
According to NASCOM Chairman, Yemi Idowu, Rhythm ‘N’ Play is an
exciting youth-friendly campaign aimed at enhancing mass youth
participation in sporting activities and age-grade competitions.
“There was the need to reposition sports in order to facilitate the mass
participation and early discovery of young sporting talents at the
grassroots.
At the Presidential Retreat held last year, NASCOM was identified as a
key component of government’s efforts at developing sports at the
grassroots and Rhythm ‘N’ Play is a brand created by NASCOM and will
serve as its flagship campaign to drive and revolutionise grassroots
sports in Nigeria,” he said.
He added
, “Rhythm ‘N’ Play will rely heavily on the
use of music, celebrities, volunteers, news media and other elements of
pop culture to amplify and realise its objectives. Mr. President
launched the campaign on June 6, first in Abuja, and will later on June
14, launch it in London, United Kingdom (UK) targeting the Nigerian
youths in Diaspora.
As a popular Nollywood actor, Emeka Ike has been commended from
different quarters for fighting for Nigerian people whose rights and
voices are trampled upon. Recently, he was also appointed a member of
the board of Directors of Institute For Humanitarian Studies And Social
Development (IHSD). And not long after that, he was appointed into the
Board of Okigwe Zonal Development Authority (OZDA).
His company CIS Movies and Entertainment Limited was recently
commissioned by the (IHSD) to organize the first ever Humanitarian
Heroes Award.
Meanwhile, only recently, the actor expanded his investment in the
education sector by establishing another school in Ghana, which is
different from St Nicholas college, his secondary school located in
Magodo Estate, Lagos. His school in Ghana which is known as My Academy
West Africa, is an affiliate of Ghana’s premier institute National Film
and Television Institute (NAFTI), a school he says is founded on the
philosophy that “practical learning” combined with best industry
practices is more valuable than only theoretical study for filmmakers
and actors.
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