6TH NOV.2021
By Janet Nyajon Audu
The Vice Chancellor of the Taraba state University Professor. Vincent Ado Tenebe has revealed why the state owned university decided to produce a movie of international standard ahead of any other University in the Country.
He said Taraba state University was ranked among the top best 20 Universities in Nigeria recently hence the need for them to do something unique to justify so.
Tenebe stated this while he playing host to the Big Brother Naija season Six star Sakoty Jonah known as Sasky and a Nollywood star Yemi BlacQ who are in Jalingo the Taraba state Capital for the premiere of the movie produced by the students of the department of film and theater studies of the university with the Title “Shades of Innocence”.
Our correspondent reports that the celebrities were accompanied to institution by their Fans on a long motor quee to the Senate building that housed the VCs office where they interfaced.
While addressing the Actors and the students of the University, the Vice Chancellor told the gathering that the movie was supported by His excellency Arch. Darius Dickson Ishaku whose priority is education, adding that the development of the youths was key to him, His words ” I welcome you to Taraba State, Nature’s gifts to the Nation, the movie that we are about to Premiere today, is a film produced by our students mainly as practical so that they will know the world they are going into and its done in conjunction with other film actors in the country to give a chance to the students as practical in their area of specialization and I made bold to say that the movie is of international standard, the movie is a huge success because our Visitor, the Governor of the State Arch. Darius Dickson Ishaku has been so supportive, he believes in the youths and has encouraged us to help the students discover their talents while they are still in school, with this movie now, every body will know that we are actually among the best top 20 Universities in this Country, our students of film and theater studies worth their salt as film makers, I am proud of our students, that’s to say that their future is bright and secured they most not wait for government or white collar jobs, so I Congratulate our students for this great achievement”.
Aslo speaking, the Dean of Students Affairs Dr. Rebeccah Daniel who is a guru in the field of film making spoke in line with the film Director Zacks Francis who both threw their weights behind the Vice Chancellor affirmed that the story is of international standard, reiterating that Taraba state University is the first University in the whole of Nigerian Universities to have produced a movie of that Standard.
Our correspondent reports that the Premiere took place at the gym hall Jolly-Nyame Stadium Jalingo with top actors from Nollywood, Kennywood, staff, students of the University were in attendance, and the Vice Chancellor Prof. Vincent Ado Tenebe also participated in the movie.
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