Obi Emelonye (born 24 March 1967) is a Nigerian film director. He is known for directing award-winning films such as Last Flight to Abuja (2012), The Mirror Boy (2011) and Onye Ozi (2013). To celebrate, Obi is donating 100 coronavirus rapid testing kits and 500 surgical masks to Lagos State.
He opted for Lagos because, “Lagos is the heartbeat of Nigerian business and by dint of its population, strategic position and diversity, it is the gateway to everything, good or bad, into Nigeria”. Giving a low-down of his plans for his birthday, he wrote:
So, I have decided, as a means to mark my 53rd birthday, to donate 100 COVID 19 Rapid testing kits and 500 surgical masks to Lagos state in their bid to fight the virus. This represents a drop in the ocean of what is required. However, we cannot leave it all to government, particularly Lagos state government, to fight this menace. If we do our parts and contribute our little quotas, maybe we can defeat this disease that threatens us all.
Some people may ask, why Lagos? Lagos is the heart beat of Nigerian business and by dint of its population, strategic position and diversity, it is the gateway to everything, good or bad, into Nigeria. So an assistance to the Governor of Lagos state, Gov. Sanwo-Olu, in his quest to keep the virus out, is tantamount to assistance to the entire Nigeria. Moreover, I am also a Lagosian, residing in, operating my business from Lagos and spending more time there than my home state- Imo. When we help humanity, the life we save maybe ours or someone close to us.”
