The employees of the Nigerian Film Corporation congratulated the firm’s Managing Director, Dr. Chidia Maduekwe, as he clocks 69.
According to PUNCH, Brian Etuk, the NFC’s director of public affairs, disclosed the happy news in a statement on Saturday. Etuk asserts that the occasion presents a chance to honour Maduekwe’s efforts to transform the company and the country’s film industry as well.
Maduekwe, a native of Ohafia in Abia State, earned his medical degree from the University of Ibadan in 1980. He ran for and was elected to the House of Representatives in the Third Republic, where he served as Chairman of the House Committee on Defence in 1992, among other official duties in service to his country.
Between 1995 and 1996, he served as the national chairman of the Amalgamation of Nigerian Youths Association. In 1995, he was the minister of youth and sports’ special assistant for youth development. From 1995 to 2001, he served as the federal commissioner for the Federal Character Commission.
Celebrating the MD, Brian wrote, “We wholeheartedly celebrate our boss as he turns 69 today, with so much monumental impact across his years of private and public service. Indeed, it has been an illustrious journey of inspiring young Nigerians through his deep-seated belief in diligence, hard work, and turning challenges into opportunities and promotion of good governance.
“The NFC has witnessed a total rebrand and development, having identified that there was work to be done, and he did them. Several changes and strategic innovations, especially redefining the NFC’s new leadership and direction within Nigeria’s film industry and extricating it from among lame agencies are obviously ascribed to his administrative, business, leadership skills and experience.
“His achievements are numerous and legendary across racial, religious or cultural borders as he truly exemplifies the embodiment of the Ohafia spirit, which is woven around valour and creativity. At 69, Dr Maduekwe has charted a life course that is divinely ordained and profoundly sublime.”
