Entertainment of Friday, 4 September 2015

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Jackie, Benue First Lady dazzles in blue outfit

Jackie Appiah and Benue First Lady Jackie Appiah and Benue First Lady

Benue First Lady, Ghanaian actress, Jackie Appiah, Nigerian comedian, Gordons, join media enterpreneur, Love Idoko was at the grand opening of one of its kind event's place, 'The Dream Center'.

It was a carnival-like gathering, where the wife of the Governor of Benue State, Mrs Eunice Ortom led a very large delegation of women, made up of wives of commissioners, State Head of Service and heads of other government agencies and establishments to commission the edifice. The clergy was led by the State PFN chairman, Rev Mike Ango.

The Dream Center came to being after the initiator Love Idoko was inspired during her certificate course in West University UK.

"I have travelled round the world and it bordered me that there is world class event center in Benue State, so I said to myself that we would do something about it and here we are today." she said.

Her Excellency Mrs Eunice Ortom, said, It was a thing of joy for her to be the one commissioning the event center especially coming from a young person like Love Idoko and re-echoed the resolve of her husband's administration to encourage private businesses to thrive and noted with pride, the hard work, dedication and commitment of the founder of the dream center in all her endeavours and urged other young people to emulate her as she was making the women folk proud.

"Love Idoko is a source of inspiration to every young woman out there and am glad to be part of this platform, we will continue to support entrepreneur drive in Benue and I assure Love of my continual support and wish the Dream Center successful business"

Ghanaian actress who revealed that she had to cancel all her appointment to grace the occasion, said, " Benue state has always been a place were I receive the most pleasurable reception outside Ghana, if only Benue State I will keep coming to Nigeria. By the way, this is not about me, it is about Love and the newest event center in Nigeria, 'The Dream Center'. It is a pleasure to be here at the opening."

Some Judges including Justice J T Tsoho of the Federal High Court Lagos, heads of government and private organisations, beauty queens, Board chairman of NTA, Chief Patrick Ogbu, graced the occasion.

The roll call included the ‘who is who’ in Benue and Abuja. The founder and initiator of the Dream Center Love Idoko appreciated the wife of the Governor and all who graced the event and spoke on the motivation behind the establishment of the event center.

In a remark, Justice J T Tsoho of the federal high court extolled the good legacies left behind by the matriarch of the family Hon. Justice Alhassan Idoko before he went to be with the Lord and how he was instrumental to his career and where he is today and went further to praise the industrious nature of the founder of the dream center.

The event ended with musical performances, comedy led by a popular Nigerian comedian Gordons. Award winning Ghanaian actress Jackie Appiah was also in attendance.

With the commissioning of THE DREAM CENTER, the bar has been raised in event centers in Nigeria's Food Basket State.