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  • MTN takes musical drama to MUSON

    THE re-imagination of five of Africa’s beloved heroes and heroines was showcased at an MTN sponsored show: a three-day of spectacular stage performances of ‘Legends, Kings and Kingdoms: the Musical’ at the Shell Hall of the MUSON Centre, Onikan, Lagos.

    Running from October 19 to 21, 2018, the musical drama, a collaborative production of Seeing Through the Arts and Declassical Arts & Entertainment, was sponsored by MTN Foundation as part of an awesome lineup of events to mark the 22nd MUSON Festival of the Arts. It was co-directed by an alumnus of the MTN Foundation sponsored MUSON scholarship programme, Ayo Ajayi and boasted such industry veterans as vocalist and lyricist Yinka Davies and Crown Troupe of Africa artistic director, Segun Adefila.

    With an innovative plot that saw a cast of historical African figures team up for a good cause, the production provided an avenue for their ancient acts of heroism, seldom remembered and recognised by most people, to be reimagined and retold in an engaging format that captures the vibrancy of African history and culture in a way that is relevant to a contemporary audience.

    In the play, five African heroes: Nigeria’s Sango, Nana Yaa Asantewaa of the Ashanti in modern Ghana, Neferneferuaten Nefertiti of Egypt, Shaka, King of the Zulus in modern South Africa and Queen Amina of Zazzau in what is now northern Nigeria, answer the call of a distressed princess to save her people, ‘Modaland,’ from a common foe – the Shadow.

    MTN sponsored this show as part of its foundation’s Arts and Culture initiative in which it is currently sponsoring six productions telling true Nigerian stories across a range of genres – musicals, visual arts and drama productions.

    Organisers say that the Legends show will be back for a second run in mid-December.

  • Queen Esther – Musical Drama Live @ MUSON

    Muson Center in Onikan Lagos State will come alive with a three-hour stage performance of dance, drama, and musicals during the public holidays.

    The organisers of the stage performance Real Media Theatre (RMT) productions on Sunday said that the musical comedy performance titled; Queen Esther will be staged in two sessions between 3-7:30pm on Wednesday.

    In a chat, with The Nation, Chief Executive Officer RMT productions, Oluwakemi Odutola explained that the plot of the stage performance emphasizes the role of sacrifice in nation-building.    

    “The songs are unforgettable, the script is comically engaging, and the message of sacrifice in nation building is emphasized,” she said.

    The gospel artist and a theatrical producer added that there will be over 30 characters on stage with several indigenous and western musical instruments.

    “On stage will be, Africa Number One Female Drummer, Temitope Odebiyi(a.k.a) Topsticks, acting as one of the contestants for queenship. Patrick Diabuah, and Opasho Olutimilehin will both act as King Xerxes and Precious Bassey as Queen Esther.
    Odutola said she will act as Queen Vashti and Anty Leah (Mordecai’s wife). “Others acting include,  Benita okojie, Tosin Bee, Justin Ben, Isaac Runsewe, Tosin Sango Banjo and among many others.”

    She said the first session of the stage performance will be preceded with media hub red carpet by 2 pm, adding that the performance will begin by 3 pm. “It would last for about an hour and a half.  The media hub red carpet for the second performance will commence by 5 pm while the performance will begin by 6 pm,’ she said.

    One of the sponsors, Onome Atife, said the subject of the stage performance is timely as it gives Nigerians ample opportunity to reflect on the state of the nation’s affairs in a relaxed atmosphere whilst reviewing one another’s contributions through the characters on set.

    He added that arrangement has been made to cater for children between the ages of Zero to Five at a ticket fee of N2,000, which covers face painting, lunch, and gifts. “Regular guests are to pay N5000, VIP N10,000 and VVIP: N20,000,” he said.

  • MUSON hosts children music festival

    Exciting musical performances, arts and crafts exhibition heralded this year’s edition of the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) Children Music Festival.

    The solos and duets, alongside other thrilling presentations had the children and parents transfixed.

    The annual event, which was in its third year, also featured a fabulous music concert and discussion by successful professionals.

    According to the organisers, the festival was part of their objective of “raising young professionals, who are thoroughly grounded in the understanding and performance of music”. “The vision is to be Nigeria’s iconic Children’s music group, which will go on tours for performances and competitions within the country and beyond,” the organisers said.

    In performance were amazing MUSON Junior Choir and other choirs from schools drawn across Lagos, comprising Government College (Senior), Lagos, Awaking School and Children International School.

    MUSON Junior Choir, which  comprises children from diverse backgrounds, within the ages of 4 and 16, made its first appearance at the maiden edition of the Children’s Music Festival in May, 2016 with 25 children in total, but the number has since been upgraded to 55 members and has grown tremendously in all facets under the directorship of Ayo Ajayi (Artistic Director & Pianist), Raphael Francis (Music Director and Facilitator) and Kehinde Oretimehin (Conductor), all members of the MUSON Alumni School.

    Beyond the rousing ovation, which greeted every performance, the panel of discussants was highly educative and interactive, as well. It entertained questions from children, who made inquiries about how to broaden their career horizon and remain resolute in the pursuit of individual aspirations.

    The five-man panel consisted Capt. Nat Evuarherhe (rtd pilot), Mrs Opeyemi Oduwole (Head: Privilege Banking, Diamond Bank), Bayode Olawunmi-Treasure (Guinness World Record Holder for the Longest Reading Marathon), Dr Olufemi Mobolaji-Lawal and the moderator. The children were dazzled by their feats and were enjoined to imbibe an insatiable reading habit, which is a vital ingredient for carving an excellent career path.

    At the Agip Recital Hall, venue of the festival, some choir members and participants expressed gratitude for the opportunity to showcase their  talents. ”I am happy to have joined the choir, which has exposed me a great deal. There are so many talents here and it is an open opportunity to sell your talent to the world. The festival has been fun. According to the panelists, “reading autobiographies helps to realise dreams,” Agwu Deborah, who is also a member of the MUSON Junior Choir, said.

    “I am grateful for such wonderful opportunity. “I barely joined the MUSON Junior Choir in March this year. Today; look at how far it has taken me,” said the 12-year-old Davina Crepi from a school in Surulere, who gave an awesome performance of the song “Never Enough” by Loren Allred from the movie – “The  Greatest Showman”.

    For participants like Obafunke Akinkungbe, it was a special experience to see her age mates sing so well. “I love the way the choir sang and was so thrilled to see people I know singing beautifully well. I would love to see this again next year. I play recorder and piano,” she said.

    Ms Ifeoma, from Apapa said: “I love to be part of the choir next year. I sing well and the festival has been such a fantastic experience.” A  member of the audience, Angela said: “I came just to see the festival and enjoy myself. My favorite song is Flashlight by Jessie J. The performances were interesting. I would love to be here next year as well.”

     

  • German Embassy donates N19.5m instruments to MUSON

    The bulk of the instruments was purchased by the embassy and complemented by individuals and organisations in Germany through the efforts of Manuel Druminski, an ace musician and conductor, who has  passion for Nigeria’s music industry.

    Shipping of the instruments was at the expense of DHL, which ensured the goods were handed over intact to the beneficiary organisation. The gesture is a massive boost to the cache of instruments that over the years embedded MUSON with a prestigious seal of being the unrivalled music school in the country.

    A ceremony was held on Thursday, May 24 at the MUSON Centre, Onikan to present the gifts to the musical society in what could be the best private support in the history of the organisation for more than 34 years of existence.

    The items comprised assorted musical instruments (violins and violas), repair spare parts, repair tools, maintenance kits, strings and other accessories for stringed instruments worth N19.5 million. The presentation, championed by the German Consul-General in Lagos, Mr. Ingo Herbert, was an auspicious moment to demonstrate the support for the Nigeria’s music industry, which has produced universally acclaimed superstars and remarkably influenced global music culture.

    MUSON Center Vice Chairman, Chief Louis Mbanefo said he was not surprised that such outpour of largesse was coming from the German Embassy, considering its track record of unquestionable commitment to the promotion of cultural activities in the country for many years. “We have come today to receive presentation of violins, violas and spare parts from the German Embassy. We are very thrilled, but the Germans have been very supportive of MUSON. Right from the inception of MUSON some 34 years ago, the German Embassy has been very active through the Goethe Institut, which is the cultural arm of the embassy and they have provided us with a lot of comfort with musicians coming from Germany. They have been extremely supportive and encouraging.” he said.

    Enumerating other instances of relationship with Germany in the past, Mr. Mbanefo spoke further saying: “Apart from the Embassy, we have had the Germany School in Lagos; the Musical Director has also been very active in taking part in our concerts and other activities. In addition to that, we have had an artistic director from Germany, Mr. Thomas kanitz, we also have currently a conductor from Germany, Mr. Michael Vollhardt, who comes about three to four times a year to conduct the MUSON Orchestra. These are developments that we are happy about.”

    Responding to questions at the presentation ceremony, the German Consul-General in Lagos Mr. Ingo Herbert lauded the sustenance of relevance by the Nigeria music industry while revealing that many Germans as a matter of fact have always enjoyed Nigerian music from the time of Fela Kuti and more contemporarily the danceable songs of Tekno.

    “The German Embassy has been a great supporter of MUSON for a long time. It is part of the cultural corporation where we can just really corporate because classical music needs support. It gets a lot in Germany and the rest of Europe where there are rich infrastructure and public support otherwise you need private support and donation. This is really a field where we can boost corporation between the two countries. Mr. Michael Vollhardt- the conductor comes here because he is someone that has worked around the world with orchestras and loves to come also to Lagos, Nigeria to work with MUSON and has established the relationship, but that was directly between him and MUSON but from the German Consulate (German Government), we are for broad-range cultural corporation,” he said.

    He continued: “This is one field we would say “let’s support”. It is also our heritage and tradition, which is an interesting thing because you see it as Nigerian music, but we see it as world music as well. The famous Fela Kuti, yes, was a Nigerian musician, but father of tropical Afro Beat Music  and has influenced so many contemporary music worldwide and I would say he produced world music from Africa.

    “Also, Hugh Masekela was a South African trumpeter and activist, but a world musician from Africa. Nigerians love concerts and go there. Music whether it is Jazz, Hip-hop or Classic is a wonderful tool to connect people easily and show we all understand things as human beings. Nigerian music is danceable. In Berlin for example, Tekno is much more the style to dance. When it comes to contemporary music, Tekno is at the center. He comes from a very industrial sound. Hip hop is much more relaxing to dance.’’

  • MUSON marks 20 years of musical heritage

    MUSON marks 20 years of musical heritage

    After last year’s successful celebration of Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) 20th anniversary, how to ensure its sustainability, particularly under the current economic climate in Nigeria, became its challenge, its Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Gboyega Banjo, has said.

    But despite the challenge Banjo assured that the society would continue to do all it could to earn the continued support of its old partners, while exploring opportunities for recruiting new ones who share the ‘passion for promoting the arts in Nigeria’.

    “We will also continue to open the Festival to other stakeholders in the Nigerian arts industry, who may wish to partner us by contributing their funded events to our annual Festival programmes,”Banjo said.

    He expressed the society’s gratitude to its partners and supporters for this years’ festival, adding that without their consistent and generous support the society would not have been able to sustain the festival over the past 20 years.

    Chairman, Muson Festival Planning Committee, Mr. Kitoyi Ibare-Akinsan, who spoke in the same vein, said this year’s MUSON Festival of the Arts will begin on October 18, with music quest/youth concert. “It is an annual competition that provides a platform for self-expression for the young budding artistes. The society’s unique personality programme, My Kind of Music, will hold on October 19  featuring four distinguished guests on a musical journey through their memories, experiences and life philosophies.

    “They include German Consul-General Mr Ingo Herbert, CEO Bestman Games; former banker, Mrs Opunimi Akinkugbe, lawyer and CEO BAP Productions, Mrs Bolanle Austen-Peters and Managing Partner SIAO and Pastor-in Charge, Trinity House Pastor Ituah Ighodalo,” Akinsan said.

    He continued: “Sefi Atta’s The Engagement is the play for this year’s Chevron Festival Drama.  It is about “a family at odds on the day of their daughter’s traditional engagement ceremony”. It will be staged at the Agip Recital Hallon Saturday October 21 by the Jos Repertory Theatre, directed by Dr. Patrick-Jude Oteh. The Chevron Festival Drama has been sponsored since 2001 by Chevron Nigeria Limited.”

     The TOTAL Festival Gala Concert, he said, will hold on Sunday, October 22, featuring the MUSON Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the virtuoso visiting conductor, Walter-Michael Vollhardt and the MUSON Choir, conducted by its veteran conductor, Sir Emeka Nwokedi in a combined performance that promises to live up to the reputation of the TOTAL Festival Gala Concerts.

    “But this year’s MUSON Day, which is a special members’ day set aside to mark the founding of the society, will hold on October 25. The celebration, featuring a concert followed by cocktails, will also serve as an interactive forum for members, their friends and families. For the first time, the programme will feature a special ceremony during which new members will be formally welcomed into the Society.”

    Unlike the previous editions, Akinsan said this year’s jazz event,  holding on Friday, October 27, will take the form of a party organised in collaboration with the Winehouse Jazz Family. “It will be an evening of Jazz music and partying to the music of the Winehouse Band, the MUSON School Jazz Band and guest artistes. This year’s festival will round off on Sunday, October 29 with an enthralling performance of the Opera: La fille du Regimentby Donizetti, directed by Nigeria’s ace Opera singer, teacher and director, Joseph Oparamanuike,” he said.

  • Despite recession, Muson to celebrate 20th festival

    Despite recession, Muson to celebrate 20th festival

    Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) Vice Chairman Sir Louis Mbanefo has said the centre will hold its 20th festival on October 14. This is despite the eceonomic recession that has taken its tolls on the Society’s activities, which he said had made sponsors’support and the volume of events to drop drastically.

    He spoke in Lagos during the unveiling of activities for the anniversary.

    He said despite the hardship, the centre would roll out the drums for the celebration. The festival will feature performances in drama, visual arts, poetry and musical concert, such as My kind of music, J P Clark’s The wives revolt, Bedrich Smetana’s The battered bride, Muson Day Concert, Art exhibition, Jazz night and classical concert featuring Muson Orchestra.

    Others include Fela…Arrest the music, Block 13-dance concert and workshop, Ice Nweke: Pincode (Stars on earth) dance and Lagos International Poetry Festival (poetry and music concert). The festival, which will hold at three venues – Agip Recital Hall, Shell Nigeria Hall and Cathedral Church of Christ, Marina, will end on October 30.

    He recalled that at inception of the society, there were many diplomats in Lagos who appreciated the arts and that funding then was not a challenge.

    “But this set of people has left and our local chief executive officers do not value arts like the foreigners. We deliberately kept the government out of the running of MUSON. And we still keep the government out of it. Today, we use the halls to raise money to run MUSON. The volume of events at the halls has dropped and we are in a financial strait.  The Nigerian society has a negative image in the world because we don’t pay attention to what matters and endures in life,” he said.

    He urged well-meaning Nigerians and patrons of the arts to support Muson Centre, describing it as a heritage for Nigerians. “We need funding from Nigerians and if we get a fraction of our billionaires’money, the sky will be our limit,” he added.

    According to Mbanefo, who was MUSON Chairman and initiator of the festival 20 years ago, the founders of the society never dreamt that ‘their modest aspirations to create an avenue for the enjoyment of classical music would blossom into a highly successful organisation.’

    The Festival Planning Committee Chairman, Mr. Kitoye Ibare-Akinsan, said the greatest challenge faced by the society in staging the festival was finding and retaining sponsors for events, adding that the challenge has grown in recent years, leading to a reduction in the scope of the festival. “However, we have been resolute in our resolve that the festival must go on and must meet the highest standard of artistic excellence,” he said.

    The Wives Revolt will be directed by Mr. Ben Tomoloju while Ayo Ajayi will man Fela…Arrest the music. 

     

  • MTN Foundation lauds MUSON alumni’s valentine concert

    MTN Foundation lauds MUSON alumni’s valentine concert

    AFTER witnessing the melodious sound of string and wind instruments, classical music, opera and contemporary Nigerian tunes performed by the beneficiaries of the MTN Foundation’s two-year scholarship programme at the Shell Hall of MUSON centre recently, not only were the sponsors impressed, they are encouraged to forge ahead with the project.

    The Executive Secretary of the MTN Foundation, sponsors of the project, Ms. Nonny Ugboma, who described the performance of the MUSON alumni at the pre valentine concert as a good justification for the MTN Nigeria’s investment in promoting music education through its partnership with the MUSON School of Music.

    She said: “The concert has provided them with another opportunity, in addition to other milestones they have achieved, to showcase their talents which have been refined through the scholarship programme.”

    According to Ugboma, the Foundation has sponsored over 200 students in its 9-year of sponsoring the two-year Diploma programme.

     “Love goes beyond chocolates, cupcakes and flowers,” noted Mrs. Marion Akpata, Director of the MUSON School of Music after watching the over two-hour show.

    Comparing the show with what is obtainable in other parts of the world, Mrs Akpata thanked the sponsors and also praised the ingenuity of the music artistes for maintaining the high standard of the school, adding that the ultimate goal of the school was to bring back good music to the society. We are proud of our students who have come of age,” said Mrs Akpata.

    The MTN Foundation music scholarship programme is implemented in partnership with the Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) and targets students with innate musical talent and helps them to develop these skills.

  • MUSON debuts in Ibadan

    Ibadan Musical Society of Nigeria, IMUSON, a premium training and performing arts company has been birthed.

    The IMUSON run by a five-man governing board. Afolabi Oke is the chairman,vice chairman,Mouzayian Khalil-Babatunde, Oladapo Omideyi,Chief Executive Officer,Olajide Babatunde,Chief Strategy Officer and Femi Oyekola,Legal Adverser/ Secretary is  set to be Nigeria’s preferred base and standard bearer for quality performance and training built on a multiracial, multiethnic community support.

    According to the team, there will be an inaugural performance on the 2 December in Ibadan at the cultural centre that will feature Gbenga Adeyinka and Suga band and a 150- man children mass choir and a 100-man dance performance.

    IMUSON, in a press statement is a non-government and not-for-profit performing arts organisation established to be a lead player in Nigeria’s art, culture and entertainment sector and managed by a crack team of knowledgeable, innovative and ambitious professionals with a burning passion for making bold statement through the arts.

    It appears that the quality of live arts, particularly the performing art has fallen drastically in Nigeria; touring companies are hard to come by, Broadway and Westend standard productions are almost nonexistent while a larger percentage of operating theatre companies rely on a very evasive and inconsistent support base.

    Majority of Nigeria arts organisations struggle just to stay afloat mostly out of inability to make bold art and build a strong support base, lack of innovation, poor strategic planning and limited arts management knowledge.

  • MUSON holds 2015 festival

    MUSON holds 2015 festival

    All is set for this year’s Musical Society of Nigeria (MUSON) festival.   Accroding to the organisers, this year’s edition will feature talented groups and artistes, particularly students and alumni of its School of Music.

    With the theme, the arts through young Nigerian eyes, the society will also be partnering with the Playhouse Initiative and the Society for Performing Arts of Nigeria (SPAN), they said.

    According to the Chairman 2015 Festival Planning Committee, Kitoyi Ibare-Akinsan, the festival would kick-off with a youth concert on October 14, which would feature a competition in which seven finalists would be expeccted to compete at its grand finale.

    He said: “This will be followed by a favorite of the festival, tagged: My Kind of Music. It is a personality programme which would feature a select cast of eminent Nigerians who will provide a lucid exceptional glimpse of their persona, with regards to music, to an invited audience.

    “This year’s line-up of dignitaries include Head, Energy and Natural Resources, First Bank Nigeria capital, Ms Rolake Akinkugbe; South African Consulate General to Nigeria, Ambassador Sam Mokghethi; the Chair, Shell companies in Nigeria, Mr Osagie Okunbor Country and Deputy Director of MUSON School of Music, Mrs Edna Soyannwo.

    “Against the backdrop of their favorite music, they will discuss their musical preferences in relation to aspects of their lives, personal beliefs, philosophies and more.”

    Ibare-Akinsan said they would also be honouring deserving  outstanding stakeholders in the performing arts sector.

    And to broaden the appeal of the festival, he said, the committee will be partner with to the Playhouse Initiative to offer  the ageless  musicals.   Jesus Christ Superstar, produced by Uche Nwokedi (SAN), will be on stage on October 16 and 17 , followed by the MUSON Symphony Orchestra in concert conducted by German inspirational visiting conductor, Walter-Michael Vollhardt.

    Festival recital, a selection of best performance of the MUSON diploma school, comes up on October 19.

    The School’s Jazz Band, Big band, the Girlz Rule Band. Philip Uzo and Ranti Ihimoyan have been slated for October 23 at the evening of Jazz, dance and varieties. SPAN will perform a dance on October 24.

    This year’s festival will close with the MUSON day Concert, which would coincidentally take place with the Gala choral concert, featuring the MUSON choir and school Orchestra will present Gilbert and Sullivan’s riveting opera: The pirates of Penzance.

    Vice Chairman MUSON, Louis Mbanefo assured that the festival would indeed be a treat to the devoted audience, positively influence the country’s form of music and become a pointer to the future direction of the Musical Society of Nigeria as a centre for all forms of art at its peak.

  • Obaseki on Muson stage

    Obaseki on Muson stage

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    It was a rare moment for young thespians as pupils of   Childville Schools, Ogudu, Lagos presented Agho Obaseki, a part of  Don Pedro Obaseki’s play  – Ovonramwen Nogbaisi at the fifth edition of her yearly stage play presentation.

    The performance, which ran for two hours, was presented at the MUSON Centre, Lagos penultimate Friday. It was witnessed by pupils from the school and other schools, such as the Grange College, Ikeja. It didn’t exempt the presence of parents who jointly applauded and commended the performance.

    The play centres on the travails of the then Oba of Benin, Oba Ovonramwen Nogbaisi, and his people. In 1897, the British launched a punitive expedition, sacked Benin City, sent the  Oba on exile to Calabar and took over the area to establish a British colony to further its commercial interest.

    Oba Ovonramwen later died in exile in 1914. After the exile of the Oba to Calabar, the British used Obaseki to terrorise the Benin people to gain access to their culture, and Obaseki used the opportunity in a wrong way by misbehaving. But the position of the Oba was taken back by his son.

    According to Mrs. Ettah Ezinwanne the Head of Secondary, the yearly stage play presentation was aimed at making the pupils knowledgeable of historical events of our country. She said  a lot of learning can be extracted from it  and make them develop the artistic side possessed by every child.

    “We want our pupils to know and understand some of the things that happened before now, we also want them to know some traditional things that shape our future as we have done plays like Moremi, The gods are not to blame by Ola Rotimi, Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe and Oba Ovonramwen that revealed those traditions, we want them to be able to learn how to speak in public like our fathers did in the past as they spoke out for their rights since they were actively involved in situations around them, and we want them to be able to use the stage which are life skills that we want to them to be exposed to.”

    She noted that the schools management has carefully and specifically selected drama as a genre of art in bringing the mission to reality because drama as a genre of art is more encompassing; enriching and more beneficial to the pupils since it constitute music and poetry.

    Ettah urged other schools to venture into likely strategy that Childville has put in place by using the little that is within their power for presentation and engaging in class drama to assist their pupils. She said the school is looking forward to making the annual presentation opened for all to witness that the benefits embedded in it may get across to all and sundry.

    The director of the play, Gboyega Jerome a seasoned thespian who had worked with gurus of theatre like Ben Tomoloju, Bayo Oduneye, and late Chief Hubert Ogunde said that with what the pupils are manifesting on stage, there won’t be deviation from what they are being taught on the profession because the Nollywood stars today are more financially capable than some bank officials. He added that  drama would be taken by the young stars as a means of living or a hobby. He said the pupil can do better in future if they are well trained starting from now and made to see the right approach to a bright future from now.

    “When we talk about Richard Mofe Damijo and other big Nollywood stars, they started from somewhere so we are to start with the kids from now.”

    Jerome noted that the stage play that featured seventy one casts is of high relevance to the society as it connotes that every individual should stick to whatever belong to them by trying to be contended with it because cheating is nothing good.

    Ini-inyang explained that he never expected to get to play the role of Oba Ago Sinwi because he was auditioned since he never had the idea of acting hence he used every opportunity that appeared before him. He noted that the production took three months to undergo the rehearsal stage and it was seldom frustrating as they came during mid-term break and had to wait for extra hours after school so as to attain perfection.

    “Kudos to my director- Mr. Jerome for the professional work; sometimes he might be very strict but he knows what he is doing at the end of the day” He said.

    Ayo Adejuwon a primary six pupil who acted as the main character revealed that he is only doing drama as a hobby for now because he would like to be an engineer. He however said that every pupil should be committed in whatever they do and never loss faith due to the fact that the performance has really assisted in the building of his confidence in doing better things since he performed Ago Obaseki’s role.