PEACE Maria Ogechi Anyiam-Osigwe, the founder and CEO of Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA) and the Africa Film Academy, has died at the age of 54.
Although the cause of death of the Nigerian pioneer has not been revealed, she apparently died at a Lagos hospital.
The family released a statement to announce the sad news.
“Peace, the Ada of the Anyiam-Osigwe family, was an outstanding personality, trailblazer, titan, pathfinder, go-getter, humanitarian, one-of-a-kind creative, and visionary leader in the film and television industry. Peace left indelible imprints on the sands of time,” it read.
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“We, as a family and clan, will continue to do all that is necessary to ensure that her legacy lives on – the Africa Movie Academy Awards and Africa Film Academy. These, along with their training programmes across Nigeria and the continent, will carry on seamlessly by institutions she set up and with the full support of the Osigwe Anyiam-Osigwe Foundation and other institutions and government agencies with whom she has worked over the years.
“Her numerous charities across different religious denominations and other communities will also be continued.”
The family said that they’ll miss Peace.
“We will miss the love and companionship we shared with her and pray that your Chi guide you on the path to God’s everlasting love into the light of his consciousness. We also pray to God, our Father of all mercies, to grant you eternal rest in His heavenly kingdom where His perpetual light will continue to shine on. We believe you are alive in the life of God because as our father said: ‘All is life and life alone’. And you continue to live in the hearts of all who love you.”
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The statement added that the family will announce the details of her rites of passage in due course, and asked
the public to respect their privacy as they contemplated God’s love for His children.
Peace directed the first music video of hip-hop sensation, P-Square. In 2012, she was bestowed a Member of the Order of the Federal Republic by the Nigerian government for her contribution to the entertainment industry.
