Held penultimate Sunday, November 20th with
the build-up to the much publicized event dominated by news of the calibre of
artistes Yudala on lined up, including the likes of Chioma Jesus, Joe Praise,
Frank Edwards, Buchi, Sammie Okposo, Sola Allyson, Prince Gozie Okeke (Akanchawa), Chinyere Udoma, Enkay and
Tope Alabi, among others.
ITRealms Art
& Fashion reports that Sunday’s event was equally remarkable for the
number of dignitaries it attracted, among whom was the former Governor, Anambra
State, Dr. Peter Obi; erstwhile Managing Director, United Bank for Africa
(UBA), Phillip Odozua; Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Segun Ogunsanya; former
Executive Vice-Chairman, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Dr. Ernest
Ndukwe; Chairman, Zinox Group, Leo Stan Ekeh, several anointed men of God and
Senior Pastors of major churches, among many others.
As it was, the event fully lived up to
expectations as many reveled in the out-pouring of praise and worship which
featured heavily in the performances of the Gospel ministers on parade.
The evening of mega praise got underway with an
opening performance by reggae Gospel exponent, Buchi which set the stage for a
soul-lifting came by the Exalted Tribe – the renowned choir of Harvesters
International Christian Centre (HICC).
Up next was Joe Praise with an energetic rendition
of some of his most popular songs which got the crowd excited. The excitement
levels went a notch higher as Frank Edwards led the audience on another
thrilling and high-tempo performance.
From Chioma Jesus with her divine prophecies and
personal testimonies of God’s goodness through the Yoruba language-infused
deliveries of Sola Allyson and Tope Alabi and down to customary energy and
drive of Sammie Okposo, the event was a praise-filled roller-coaster ride for
attendees, with many rushing forward to the stage for a closer feel of the
action.
Fast-rising act Enkay also did not disappoint with
a performance that got many on their feet while Chinyere Udoma and Prince Gozie
Okeke made sure the night ended on a high note for the many who stayed back in
spite of the knowledge that the next day Monday marked the start of another
working week.
For some lucky attendees, Sunday’s event will not
be forgotten in a hurry as loads of freebies including smartphones, laptops,
free airtime and more were won, courtesy of major partners of Yudala Zero
Gravity 2016 such as Hewlett Packard (HP), InnJoo Mobile, Airtel, Lenovo and
other give-aways by Tecno and Infinix and Phillips, among others.
Interestingly, the give-away of the grand prize –
a Kia Rio donated by Kia Motors – had to be put off until the end of the Yudala
Black Friday campaign tagged – The Real Black Friday – which runs from Thursday
November 24th till Monday November 28th. This was as a
result of the clarion call by many unqualified attendees who pleaded to
participate in the Yudala Black Friday sales and thereby stand a better chance
of winning the Kia Rio.
The Yudala Zero Gravity Mega Music Concerts kicked
off on October 2nd 2016 with a Contemporary Music Concert at
Landmark Centre, Lagos and featured major stops in the nation’s capital Abuja
and Enugu with huge crowds of attendees turning out in both cities before
returning to Lagos for Sunday’s event – a Rock Gospel Concert which featured
some of Nigeria’s finest collection of Gospel artistes.
Uj. N Dominic/GEE
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