By Benjamin Njoku

Steve Eboh, popularly known as Ajeboh, has thanked Nollywood stakeholders for inaugurating a ‘Save-a-Soul’ campaign to raise funds for ailing actors.

The campaign was organised by Film makers Welfare Organisation of Nigeria, FWON, in collaboration with Brekete Family, a popular radio reality show that addresses humanitarian and other issues.

The campaign which took place in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja saw a large mass of movie producers, actors, fans and other entertainment stakeholders.

The rally took off from the Unity Fountain with campaigners displaying placards with inscriptions: ‘Give money to save our Nollywood stars’, ‘Save James Uche from kidney problem’.

Steve Eboh, who led Elder Bruno Iwuoha, Francis Duru, Agility Onwurah Chairman of Abuja chapter, Zenith Abubakar, Sokoto State chairman and other actors /actresses for the event said the immediate past guild authorities did not put down any structure to sustain the guild which led to her going cap in hand, begging for funds to treat her own.

He congratulated Mr Sunday Awoji, National President of FWON for such an initiative.

The rally was to raise funds for the medical treatment of two Nollywood veteran actors: Prince James Uche and Romanus Amunta, popularly known as Natty.

Romanus-Amunta and Prince James Uche

“Uche is presently hospitalised in Lagos due to kidney related ailment and urgently needs to be taken to India for a transplant. Amunta is also critically down with paralysis in Enugu State,” Awoji added, noting that medical experts say the duo need about N15 million to secure adequate medical treatment.

Mr Steve Eboh while thanking all who took time out to participate in the event advised all members of AGN to embrace the Caretaker committee for peace to reign in AGN.

He stressed that Emeka Ike has been tormenting the Association with court judgement for which he, Emeka Ike, is not a beneficiary for over one year now, and as such, used it to hold the progress of the Association down.