Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, the founder of the African Movie Academy
Awards (AMAA), is dead.
Obi Emelonye, the filmmaker, announced Anyiam-Osigwe’s
demise in a social media post in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
“Thank you and good night dada Peace,” he wrote alongside
her photo.
The filmmaker passed away at St. Nicolas Hospital in Lagos
after being in a coma since Saturday.
Ayiam-Osigwe’s family also confirmed her demise in a
statement.
The statement added that details of her rites of passage
will be announced in due course.
“The Emmanuel Onyechere Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe clan in
thanksgiving to God and in the belief that God is good and everything He does
is good and in accordance with His divine will, pattern and plan, announce the
passing to eternal glory of our illustrious beloved daughter, sister, aunt and
great aunt Ms. Peace Maria Ogechi Anyiam-Osigwe (MFR),” the statement reads in
part.
“Peace, the Ada of
the Anyiam-Osigwe family, was an outstanding personality, trailblazer, titan,
pathfinder, go-getter, humanitarian, one-of-a-kind creative, and visionary
leader in the film and television industry. Peace left indelible imprints on
the sands of time.
“We as a family and clan will continue to do all that is
necessary to ensure that her legacy lives on – the Africa Movie Academy Awards
and the Africa Film Academy, along with their training programmes across
Nigeria and the African continent will carry on seamlessly by institutions she
set up and with the full support of the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation and other
Institutions and Government Agencies with whom she has worked over the years.
“Her numerous charities across different religious
denominations and other communities will also be continued.”
Ayiam-Osigwe, who was also the president of the Association of
Movie Producers, was recently appointed as chairman of the Federation of
Nollywood Guilds and Associations (FRENGAN).
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