As usual, the event featured a parade of some of the best achievers in varying fields, including politics and leadership, business, arts and culture, etc, in Nigeria
Demonstrating an eagerness to be part of the celebration right from the beginning, the guests started arriving as early as 4pm, with some of them, especially the ladies, proudly strutting the Red Carpet to show off their fashionable attires. The Chief Executive Officer of Sublime Industries was honoured as a Serial Entrepreneur of the Year. Apart from the Igurube group which performed the traditional war dance to great aplomb, there was also the Abiriba Egbe Cultural Group that came to identify with Chief Jumbo Onumah on his day of celebration.
The performance got more exciting as the band expertly switched from evergreen to modern, contemporary tunes by local and international artistes like Victor Uwaifo, Fela, Oriental Brothers, Christie Essien-Igbokwe, Marcia Griffith’s, the Hues Corporation , The Commodore, and so on. This succession of hit songs spurred most in the hall to their feet, dancing energetically as they sang along the familiar lyrics.