It is no longer news that the founder of the Africa Movie Academy Awards, Peace Anyiam-Osigwe, has passed away.
She died in Lagos on January 9, 2023, and since then, her friends and colleagues have paid tribute to her.Speaking in an interview with, actress, Gloria Young, described Anyiam-Osigwe as a “peaceful, loving, and quiet woman”.
“Also, she was a go-getter and made me work with her last year at a film academy in Lagos. I don’t know what is going to happen now that she has passed on.” “For her to be able to get everyone together, I am sure she was working with some members of her family. The only thing I fear is if the vision will still be the same.“Will the people be willing to go the extra mile as Peace did? She worked really hard and put everything she had into it. We want continuity in the awards but we do not know . Who am I to express fear about such a thing?”Young added, “None that I am aware of.
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