BY NONYELUM JULIET
Lagos
Kaduna State based radio presenter Mr Philip Arome Omachi popular known as Oga driver has won the most popular on-air personality radio in the 2024 edition of the Most Popular Celebrity Award (MPCA).
Other winners include most popular actor (Nigerian language) Male- Odunlade Adekola, most popular actor (Nigerian language) female- Fisayomi Olamide Abebi and most popular actor (English movie) male- Akume Akume.
Other winners are most popular actor (English movie) female- Funke Akindele, most popular stand-up comedian-Richard Ayodeji Makun also known as AY, the most popular Afrobeat – Adeleke Ayodeji David (Davido) and the most popular Fuji- Waisu Alabi Pasuma.
Speaking to Journalists in Kaduna on the achievement, Mr Omachi who first thanked God for ensuring his emergence, said there were 66 nominees in his category selected from.varioua radio stations across Nigeria.
The eventual winners he disclosed was done via an online voting in which he polled almost 10500 votes to emerge winner in the event that was organized by the Muokhab Brooks services and powered by the Osun State government.
Mr Omachi who said he has over 107 awards to his name, also disclosed that, he is the first in northern Nigeria to win this prestigious award of the most popular on air personality in the radio category.
” This award is a testament that hard work pays , I wish to urge up coming on air producers to up their games and be committed to whatever they do and give it their very best, it will certainly pay off with time.
” I also dedicate the award to the Almighty God who gave me the strength and to all those who belief in me and took out time to vote for me, this award will further spur me to put in more efforts in what I do” he stressed.
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