Photos- Presidential Dinner To Celebrate Nollywood @ 20

Nollywood stars met with President Jonathan yesterday Saturday March 2nd at the State House in Marina, Lagos. The president hosted a presidential dinner to celebrate Nollywood at 20. First Lady Patience Jonathan, Abia, Akwa Ibom, Anambra State governors and many prominent Nigerians were at the dinner.

Guests arrived at TBS from where they were conveyed to the State house in a coastal bus. Cocktail started at 5-6:30pm. Main dinner started at 8pm. All the important people in Nollywood were at the event - Genevieve Nnaji, Chidi Mokeme, Aki and Paw Paw, Olu and Joke Jacobs, Segun Arinze, Stephanie Linus, Patience Ozokwor, Zack Orji, Madam Kofo, Desmond Elliot, Chiwetalu Agu, Cynthia Amadi, Amaka Igwe, Dickson Iroegbu, Zeb and Chico Ejiro, Kunle Afolayan, Tunde Kelani, Andy Chukwu and several others.

President Jonathan  promised to pump N3 billion into Nollywood  in order to empower the industry. Governor Godswill Akpabio of Akwa Ibom promised to finance a N50million 'Goodluck Jonathan Prize Award'  which will be shared by the best Nollywood actor, actress, film maker and other award categories.

  See some photos after the cut...