“From Me to You – The Story of BON Awards” by Seun Oloketuyi is exactly what the author has intended to be- the story and challenges behind the making of the Best of Nollywood Magazines, later ‘Recognitions’ which eventually snowballed into an Award for the frontline artistes of the Movie industry in Nigeria.
It is a story about a Passion which grows into an adventure; the story around the taking of daunting initiatives and risky decisions and transforming them into the business of talent recognition and rewards.
If the “BON Awards” have gained global recognition today, after about twelve years, it was also because our society has recognized the invaluable contributions of the entertainment industry to Nation building, to the preservation of our culture, and in the dissemination of information and expanding the frontiers of Knowledge as an education channel.
“The Story of BON Awards” is replete with narratives about perseverance in the face of daunting challenges; it is about forging ahead even in a cloud that is hazy and uncertain.
The sum of it all, while whethering the storm, the “Best of Nolywood Awards” has lived its objectives and that too for the past 12 years; it has served as a cultural bridge because different editions have been hosted in several states of the country under different cultural mix.
The book is a lucid account Seun Oloketuyi’s Voyage in the abyss of uncertainty and the breath he blows into the passion of resilience.
The attention span of an average individual in reading a straight text is arguably less than a minute to maximum concentration, and this book has been well spiced with beautiful pictures from the various editions of the BON Awards such that readers’ concentration can be sustained all through.
For all those taking lessons in resilience and passionate adventure (growing your passion into an adventure and ultimately into a business), the book is well recommended. The author has taught something new- forging ahead in a totally new frontiers where it appears all roads are blocked.
Otunba (Engr.) Gbenga Daniel, FNSE, FNAENG,
Governor of Ogun State (2003-2011)