TheExecutive Producer of Showcasing the Artistic of God’s Excellence (STAGE), Mr Andy Osakwe said the show is a deliberate attempt to reduce vices in the society.
Showcasing the Artistic of God’s Excellence (STAGE), is a religious based show.
Osakwe said this at the STAGE grand music concert tagged ”Unmasking creativity” in Abuja recently.
He said the programme was not just a show but a ministry that was aimed at engaging the minds of Nigerian youths.
He added that vices ranging from human trafficking, drug abuse, robbery among others had plagued the society and STAGE attempts to reduce these vices.
“So many vices ranging from youth restiveness, human trafficking, drug abuse, cultism, robbery, violence, inordinate ambitions, the list is endless.
“Stage is a deliberate and active engagement on the minds and energies of the youth population to transform their consciousness, thoughts, beliefs, consciousness and activeness by resulting in an improved quality of life personally and a better society generally.
“This engagement is achieved by granting them access to specialised on platforms that will encourage the various expressions of their inherent creative gifting and abilities.
“Harnessing these gifts through the vehicle of inspirational and family oriented platforms is the essence of stage.
“The vision was birth in 2003 out of the need to discover new expressions and talents within the arts and entertainment to provide a platform to showcase their talents and help them grow and achieve good success.”
The Team Leader of the organising committee, Mr Bashorun Aderoju noted that STAGE was a conscious effort by Mr Osakwe to showcase unknown talents.
He said that the African tradition was usually based around entertainment, stressing that it was the way out of the prevalent youth restiveness
“With the prevelant negative emotions around, with the prevalent vices, the prevalent youthful restiveness, kidnapping, yahoo yahoo, yahoo plus, we have come to realise that Africans, our traditions and culture is usually based around entertainment,” he said.
