{"id":50931,"date":"2022-01-08T06:21:29","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T06:21:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/?p=50931"},"modified":"2022-01-08T06:27:48","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T06:27:48","slug":"lagos-state-hands-over-management-of-glover-memorial-hall-to-olu-jacobs-joke-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/entertainment\/2022\/01\/08\/lagos-state-hands-over-management-of-glover-memorial-hall-to-olu-jacobs-joke-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos State hands over management of Glover Memorial Hall to Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lagos State Government has handed the management of the Glover Memorial Hall to Lufodo, a theatre and film production company founded by veteran actor Olu Jacobs and his wife Joke Silva.<\/a><\/p>\n

A statement shared by the actress on in an Instagram post on Friday, said that the decision was made after a rigorious bidding process.<\/p>\n

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After reaching a concession, the commissioner of tourism, arts & culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, along with the permanent secretary Princess Adenike Adedoyin-Ajayi and director of theatre Mr Ogunsote handed over the management of the hall to them.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the event, Joke thanked the Lagos State government for their trust in Lufodo and assured them that their trust has not and will not be misplaced.<\/p>\n

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Part of the statement read: \u201cThe Lagos State Government handed over the management of the iconic @gloverhall to @lufodo , a theatre and film producing company founded by @_olujacobs and @ajokesilva on Thursday 6th January 2022. Built in 1887, the Glover Memorial Hall (GMH) is a heritage building for theatre and performing arts in Lagos.<\/p>\n

\u201cAfter a rigorous bidding process for the concession to manage GMH, Lufodo won and on Thursday, the Commissioner of Tourism, Arts & Culture Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf along with the Permanent Secretary Princess Adenike Adedoyin-Ajayi and Director of Theatre MrOgunsote handed over the management of the Hall to @lufodo.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLufodo in partnership with @ciuciconsulting -a leading consulting and operations management firm will be managing GMH for the next 5 years. This partnership will have both Ms. Joke Silva and @ifeomamonye as co-CEOs.<\/p>\n

\u201cJoke Silva is in charge of artistic direction and @ifeomamonye operations. Also, a new board has been established with Mr. Gbenga Oyebode as the Chairman. The board members include Chief (Mrs.) Taiwo Taiwo, Ms. Joke Silva, Dr. @tonyrapu , Mr. Soji Jacobs @mrjacobs_jnr Mrs Ifeoma Monye and Dr. (Mrs.) Amina Abubakar Bello.\u201d<\/p>\n

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