The federal government has appointed African legend and Juju music maestro,
King Sunny Ade (KSA), as an ambassador of its re-orientation programme “Change
Begins With Me.”
The Juju music maestro, Ade was appointed on Monday, March 6, by the
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed in Abuja.
Mohammed while announcing the appointment described Sunny Ade as an icon and
a trailblazer, who is a typical example of ‘Change’ for young people to look up
to.
He commended KSA’s transparency in the music industry for over 50 years
without cutting corners to reach the top.
“We are looking for people like you (King Sunny Ade) that the younger ones
can look up to. It’s not just that you have been around for fifty years but you
have been
around for fifty years without any single stain on your part and that
is very hard.”
“Most people like you would have had one issue or the other that today their
integrity would be at stake. Your integrity is as strong if not stronger than
when you started. So it would be a pleasure if you can accept to be our
Ambassador of the ‘Change Begins With Me’,” Mohammed said.
”I want the younger ones to look at you and see that you can actually get to
the top without cutting corners. That is exactly what you have done. You have
never cut corners and you have gotten to the top,” the minister said.
Mohammed added that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration is
paying more attention to the development of the entertainment industry because
of its vast potential in generating employment and creating wealth.
Acknowledging his new appointment, Ade vowed to support the government in
moving the nation forward.
“You don’t need to say much. This is what I love to do and it has been in
me. “We are ready to do
that officially throughout the whole world, ” Ade said.
