The Mainland Youth Initiative, a popular Community based organisation in Lagos Mainland has joined the well wishers to celebrate Bimbo Ademoye who emerged as best actress in Comedy on Saturday in her role in Selina.
The Award is an annual Premier organised by the Africa Magic Viewers Choice Award (AMVCA 2023).
The Youths, who joined her during the presentation of the Award to her father, poured encomium on Hon. Ademoye for his fatherly role in nurturing not only to his biological children but to all in the community.
Bimbo, during her visit to her dad on Sunday, stated that she came back home to present the Award to her biggest supporter, her backbone and her rock who has always stood by her at all times.
She narrated when her dad took her for an audition and had to wait for about six hours, she appreciated her dad whom she did not meet at home but remembers his popular joint where he grounds with young people whenever he is less busy.
She further explained how the community (My hood in her words) helped her produced all the characters that have made her viewers laugh from Iya Barakat to Todowede to Selina.
She was heard quote with joy saying “I’ve had to mimic someone from the hood to give those characters life. My name is Bimbo Ademoye, Ademoye Adekunke’s daughter, Ari’s aunty and I’m from Ebute Meta . Born and bred in the hood. There are so many people I’d love to appreciate. I’m prepping my speech guys.”
A senior Co-Convener of Mainalnd Youth Initiative, Amodu Sheu has Urge parent to mentor their children on the right path of posterity that the only gift a parent can give to their wards is an assured future which is a product of positive mentorship, they further advised parents to emulate the good characters as exhibited by Hon. Ademoye to his children and young people whom he mentors in the community.
