Written,
produced & directed by Obi Emelonye, the visionary award-winning UK
based Nigerian filmmaker and starring Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, Hakeem
Kae-Kazim and Jim Iyke, Last Flight to Abuja is an exciting new
Nollywood film inspired by the tragic series of plane crashes in 2006
that rocked the Nigerian aviation industry. It is with great sadness
that just as the film is set to world premiere on Friday 8th June at the
iconic Troxy Cinema
in London and further elevate and redefine
Nollywood cinema, yet another Nigerian aviation tragedy has occurred.
As the
final days approach to the premiere of this highly anticipated Nollywood
movie, it is with a heavy heart that the producers now dedicate the
premiere to the memory of the unfortunate victims of the Allied Air and
Dana Air plane crashes that took place in Accra and Lagos respectively
on 3rd June 2012.
After
full consideration of the effects of postponing and taking full
consultation with the lead actors flying in for the premiere, the
producers feel that hosting the event is the best way to pay testimony
to the memory of the victims of the crashes. To express their solidarity
with the feelings of everyone affected by the tragedies, especially
those who have lost loved ones, the producers will hold a minutes
silence before the film screens and dedicate the film to the memory of
the victims of the Allied Air and Dana Air plane crashes and in fact all
victims of air crashes in Africa. Further, the producers will look at
how to use Last Flight to Abuja as an advocacy tool to highlight the
issues of air safety in Nigeria and Africa at large
The
producers, the cast and all involved with the film being extremely
sensitive towards the expressed concerns of the premiere guests, the
Nollywood loving public and concerned citizens everywhere hope these
actions in some small part will show support towards the family and
friends of the victims and the nations of Nigeria & Ghana as they go
through the pain of the healing process of these national disasters.
FASHIONS FINEST WOULD LIKE TO ADD OUR CONDOLENCES &
PRAYERS TO ALL THOSE THAT LOST THEIR LIVES AND TO THEIR FRIENDS AND
FAMILY THAT ARE IN MOURNING.
MAY THEY REST IN PERFECT PEACE!
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