By Prisca Sam-Duru
Versatile artiste, vocalist, dancer, lyricist and judge of reality show, Nigerian Idol, Yinka Davies is among top Nigerian artistes who will grace the launching of Edak Willie Empowerment Foundation launch, book presentation and documentary film screening. Yinka Davies will thrill guests at the event which holds today, Thursday 7th April, at Nigeria Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island, Lagos, to celebrate World Health Day.
According to Willie, the producer of the popular television magazine programme, Edak Willie Show, the book presentation and documentary are on Lassa fever adding that “It is Lassa Fever/Environmental Hygiene Sensitization Workshop for young Nigerians. It is organized by Edak Willie Empowerment Foundation. Yinka Davies and Albert Kanu will perform and apart from the workshop, there is also a book presentation and documentary film screening.”
She disclosed that while HRM Oba Dokun Thompson, the Olooni of Eti-Oni, Osun State is Royal Father of the day, dignitaries will include Nollywood stars and musicians, Commissioner of Health Lagos State, Dr. Jide Idris, Commissioner of Health Akwa Ibom State, Dr. Dominic Ukpong, Commissioner of Health Bayelsa State, and Hon. Abike Dabiri Erewa, SSA on Foreign Affair and the Diaspora to President Buhari, etc. The event, she hinted, is in line with what Edak Willie Show, a 30 minutes TV magazine is designed to achieve in terms of educating its viewers on health and lifestyle issues.
“Sadly, norms and opinions in African societies today are still fuelled by ignorance. Man lives in constant fear of what he does not understand and so attributes it to the sketchy regions of the supernatural. The Edak Willie’ show aims to throw light on these issues thereby bring about better understanding for viewers through knowledge-based discourse”, Willie said.
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