By Chuks Eke
All is now set by three wisemen entertainment producers to thrill music and entertainment lovers with Afro Reggae, Afro Hiphop and Commedy in Anambra state on December 28 from dusk to dawn.
The entertainment show which is expected to take place at Festac Hotel, Ozubulu in Ekwusigo Local Government Area, in honour of the late Chief Boniface Obi, a guru in the entertainment industry and music production, will feature music and comedian stars, including the three wisemen production, Metal, Ikon, Nze Blizz, Ada Nkanu, Itali Mmou, Manchi and DJX2K.
According to the three wisemen, Ada Nkanu whose real names are Onu Deborah Amarachi, an on-air personality with Ijele FM Radio Station, Oraifite is expected to feature live on the stage.
Identifying the late Obi as the Proprietor of Festac Hotel and the defunct Bonny Records Fans Engagement Tours, Emmanuel (aka Ikon Raggae Personality), Martin Ekezie (aka Metal), a grand son to the late Chief Obi recalled that the late Obi signed a record deal with the late Sir Warrior, Okukuseku of Ghana and many other notable artists in Nigeria and beyond.
“Obi died in 1995 as a result of health related matters and we want to celebrate him as a music icon and a successful business man in the hospitality and business industries and we also want to remember him for that”.
“We the three wisemen, Nze Blizz of the Ijele 93.1 FM, Oraifite, a top comedian and an on-air personality, Martin Ekezie, an on-air personality with Blaze 91.5 FM, Oraifite and Manchi Nwaotu – Chigozie Alajemba, an on-air personality also with Ijele 93.1 FM, Oraifite started this kind of entertainment show at Azia in Ihiala Local Government Area on November 23 and we are doing it here again at Festac Hotel, Ozubulu on Sunday, December 28”.
“We have programmed our outings in such a way that after our show in Ozubulu on December 28, we move to Osumenyi in Nnewi South Local Government Area by the end of January, 2026 and from there, we move to Onitsha on Valentine Day in February and then to Oko in Orumba North Local Government Area and the rest of them”.
“Our aim is to revive local entertainment like the late Obi who in his lifetime, attracted popular music maestros like Jimmy Cliff of Jamaica, Uvonne Chaka Chaka of South Africa and other prominent musicians to this part of the world”.
“On that day, we will start with Afro Reggae music, Hip-hop, then comedy with a view to bouncing back music production and entertainment in Anambra state. We won’t stop there. We will take music to the entire Southeast in the next two to three years because we see that music and entertainment are backsliding and we want to use this opportunity to give it a generational platform”.
