FILMMAKERS ENCOUNTER: CHINAZOR ONIANWAH COURTS IBUSA
KINSWOMAN, BEVERLY NAYA TOWARDS BETTER IBUSA
“Mbosi
Nke Nwanne Oyia Anaa”
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Anioma Proverb
Rarely do they have the idea how rich the Ibusa community
in Delta State is in terms of human capital. The ancient dusty little town set
on a beautiful hill along the major road with ancient and modern houses meeting
and surrounded by very many large natural streams of water could well pass for
the wealthiest in human resources in Delta State judging from the magnitude of
what she has. However, humans alone do not get the society to be perfect. Such
is Ibusa, the hometown of Beverly Naya and Chinazor Onianwah, two heavyweights
in movie production.
If Beverly Naya accepts the personal desire of ScenicPlots
developer and international filmmaker, Chinazor Oniawah, Anioma could well see
both filmma
Beauty and brain British-born Beverly Ifunanya Bassey popularly
called “Beverly Naya” is a proud daughter of Anioma from Ibusa in Oshimili
North Local Government Area of Delta State. She was born on April 17, 1989 to
Ibusa parents in London, United Kingdom and is an only child. The international
actress, winner of the 2010 Best of Nollywood “Most Promising Talent” award and
City People Entertainment “Fast Rising Actress in 2011, known for mesmerizing
her audience with strong British accent is the choice of Chinazor Onianwah to
bring movie production down to the Anioma enclave.
Chinazor Onianwah, born in 1963 to Ibusa parents and is
multi-talented in filmmaking and scripting, app development and authorship. He was
born in Cameroon to a Nigerian father and Cameroonian mother and has published
several writers including Pen Master’s work, “Essentials of Anioma History”
which was launched in Ibusa, Delta State in January, 2017 with very high
profile Anioma personalities in attendance including the Personal Assistant on
Social Media to President Buhari, Ms. Lauretta Umebei Onochie, Prof Pat Utomi,
Economist and two-time Presidential aspirant, HRM Obi Charles Anyasi III, the
Obi of Idumuje-Unor, Obi of Ezi (represented), HRM Obi Dr. Martha Dunkwu, the
Omu of Okpanam/Anioma, the Omu of Onicha-Uku, Chief Onochie Monyei, the Odogwu
of Akwukwu-Igbo (represented), Prof Austin Uwandulu, Enyi Doris Oby Mokobia,
the Kpakpando of Akwukwu-Igbo, Marcus Enudi, President of Anioma Youth and Ifeanyi
Nwaezeigwe, among several others.
What do they share in common?
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Both are kith and kin from Ibusa
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Both studied Scriptwriting and filmmaking
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Both are in the Diaspora; Beverly Naya is based
in London, UK and Chinazor Onianwah is based in Washington DC, USA
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Both are celebrities; Beverly Naya is a
Nollywood star and Chinazor Onianwah is a movie maker.
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Both are beyond immediate knowledge; while
Beverly Naya is also an agricultural farmer with a factory, Chinazor Onianwah
is software developer now recognized by GooglePlay.
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Both Beverly Naya and Chinazor are hungry to
contribute to the development of Nigeria.
Beverly has reportedly said
“in Nigeria, we have to know the needs of the people—what they are lacking to
be able to make an impact …” and Chinazor Onianwah has also in a published
interview told Pen Master “With this app, I want to be the source of
all the greatest stories that is ever made into a movie. If you control the
source, you control the movies. Compare it to the Suez Canal in Egypt or the
Panama Canal. Whoever controls the canals control global trade”.
Beverly and Onianwah, two illustrious Ibusa natives can
come together to take the bull by the horn and Ibusa, the land of their birth
will be the beneficiary.
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