The
ancient city of Ibadan, Oyo State capital will on Friday (July 29,
2016) play host to the final of the 2016 Goldberg Fuji t’o Bam after
a rigorous two months of drills, excitement and tensions amongst promising
Fuji artistes.
Over
400 young Fuji artistes have participated at the various stages of the talent
hunt scheme, sponsored by Goldberg, a brand from the stable of Nigerian
Breweries Plc, but only six remain in contention. The six finalists that would
compete for the coveted crown of Wura 1 at the event scheduled for Trans
Amusement Park are: Shina Akanni; Saheed Ishola; Temitope Ajanni; Kuteyi
Sikiru; Alausa Olalekan and Muftau Alabi.
Before
this stage, the contenders had participated in the auditions and selection
parties held in eight different locations: Sango-Ota, Egbeda, Oyo, Ilesha,
Akure, Ado-Ekiti, Ibadan, and Sagamu.
Meanwhile,
Emma Agu, Portfolio Manager, Mainstream Lager and Stout, Nigerian
Breweries Plc; had disclosed that the Goldberg team would pay a courtesy
visit on the Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Saliu Adetunji in his palace as part
of activities for the final.
According
to him, Goldberg believes in and celebrates people’s cultures and values. His
words: “As an organisation, the development of our host communities is a
priority to us. As part of our efforts towards community development anywhere
we operate, Goldberg, in 2012, inaugurated the Fuji t’o Bam initiative
because the brand believes that Fuji is a strong socio-connecting factor that
reflects the cultural and social life of the Yorubas anywhere they may be.
Again, we believe Fuji is a vehicle that can engender massive behavioural
change in our society, especially among Omo Odua (the Yorubas) and not a
catalyst for division, rancour, strife, conflict and violence.”
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