THE TOP TEN FINALISTS ANNOUNCED FOR VOICE2REP’S THIRD EDITION
THE TOP TEN FINALISTS WERE ANNOUNCED FOR VOICE2REP’S THIRD EDITION.
PRESS RELEASE: June 7th, 2021.
CONTACT:
Prince Chimaroke Chukwuka, [email protected], +234(0)8130476072
The third edition of the Voice2Rep campaign themed Business Integrity and Human Rights aims to identify, support, and connect young talented music artists to increase civic awareness through music and advocate for greater accountability, equality, and democracy in Nigeria.
Voice2Rep is a campaign led by Accountability Lab Nigeria with support from the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Luminate group to ensure that young music artists are heard.
The selection of the top 10 finalists took place on the 31st of May 2021 at the Accountability Lab Nigeria office in Abuja and it featured an independent panel of judges which include: Grace Jerry of the Inclusive Friends Association, media personality and youth advocate Big Mo, broadcaster and entrepreneur Benjamin Ubiri, PRIMORG project coordinator Adaobi Obiabunmuo, web developer Micheal Ediale, Kiss FM journalist Yecenu Sasetu, and Voice2Rep finalists Adanna “Afrolucy” Ukwa and Abah Hope “Jovanni” from the 2019 and 2020 campaign respectively; as well as representatives from TASCK and Don’t Drop The Mic entertainment who listened, scored and selected the top 10 top entries from the top 20 entries initially selected from the over 250 entries received during the call for entries.
To ensure equal opportunity and gender representation the top ten comprise of five males and five females.
Here are the young music artists who made it to the top ten of the campaign in no particular order:
- Abimbola Oyewo aka Herbeemboola
- Ann Damar aka Annie Daymar
- Ogechi Iteogu aka Ihcego
- Nneka Ngwe aka Neky
- Glory Oladipo aka Glowrayyyy
- Haye Frama aka Haye Frama
- Festus Okoye aka Mufo de Talker
- Enoch Neequaye aka Young Nik
- George Bosso aka George Boss
- Gideon Attah aka Gidzeey
Country Director of Accountability Lab Nigeria, Friday Odeh, commented: “A big congratulation to all the finalists who have been selected for this year’s campaign as there is no better time for young people to lend to voices to social issues affecting citizens especially in Nigeria where the rights of citizens are under attack by the Federal Government. Young people would continue to demand accountability from the government through the Voice2Rep platform and other projects run by the Lab to support active citizens and responsible leaders”
Ehi Grace Idakwo, the Project, Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Manager at Accountability Lab Nigeria said: “The Voice2Rep platform seeks to become a gateway for broader changes in behavior by linking aspiring artists who share the vision of a better Nigeria with the means for them to do so.”In the coming weeks these finalists will be flown to Lagos where they will receive intensive training around the theme of the campaign – Business Integrity and Human Rights from CSOs, Private and Public sectors representatives, music industry stakeholders, and partners on the project TASCK and DDTM. Afterward, they would produce a song each around the theme which would be promoted across media platforms to reach millions of Nigerians.
For the submission of questions and suggestions contact: Prince on [email protected].
About Voice2Rep:
Voice to Represent (“Voice2Rep”) is a first-of-its-kind music competition searching for top first-time WaZoBia-Pidgin English music artists who support greater representation, participation, and accountability across Nigeria.
About Accountability Lab:
Accountability Lab Nigeria (www.accountabilitylab.org) is building a new generation of active citizens and responsible leaders across Nigeria. The Lab develops creative campaigns, runs a highly competitive accountability incubator for young civil society change-makers, and develops new approaches to citizen feedback in Nigeria.
About the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is the channel through which the Dutch Government communicates with foreign governments and international organizations. It coordinates and carries out Dutch foreign policy. The Ministry has two halves: its headquarters in The Hague and its missions abroad (embassies, consulates, and permanent representations).
About the Luminate Group:
Established in 2018, Luminate is a global philanthropic organization with the goal of empowering people and institutions to work together to build just and fair societies.
We do this by funding and supporting non-profit and for-profit organizations and advocating for policies and actions that will help people participate in and shape the issues affecting their lives, and make those in power more transparent, responsive, and accountable.
