Nollywood Icon and filmmaker, Amaka
Igwe who died on the 28th of April will be laid to rest on Friday, June 13, at
her marital home in Ndiuche Arondizuogu , in Imo State.
According to a statement by a media
consultant, BHM,various events preceding her funeral as announced by the family
include; A tribute evening and Lagos Service of Songs at Haven Gardens G.R.A
Ikeja on the 9th of June, and Enugu Service of Songs at Okpara Square, Enugu on
the 12th of June, 2014.
Also, the statement said that a
tribute website,www.amakaigwe.ng, has been created for goodwill messages and
pictures to celebrateamaka-Igwe-late
Amaka Igwe, who is survived by her
husband of 21 years Charles Igwe, three children, an aged mother and siblings,
died from complications from asthma at the age of 51.
She contributed immensely to the
development of indigenous television drama and Nollywood over the past 25
years, for which His Excellency, Mr. President graciously awarded her an MFR in
2011.
She is the founder of BoBTV Film and
Television Programmes Expo, founder and CEO of Top Radio 90.9FM, Amaka Igwe
Studios, and the newly launched Q Entertainment Network.
A visionary and pioneer of modern
Nigerian TV drama and film, she hit national limelight as the writer and
producer of award-winning TV soap ‘Checkmate’ and its off shoot ‘Fuji House of
Commotion’.
Amaka Igwe studied Education/Religion
at Obafemi Awolowo University, had her Master’s Degree at University of Ibadan.
She had her early education at All Saints School, Girls High School Awkunanaw,
Enugu and Idia College, Benin.
She worked as a lecturer at the
Anambra State University of Technology before settling for the motion picture
industry.
