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Organizers of the African Movie Academy Awards demonstrated courage and independence Saturday night when they declared banned film, Fuelling Poverty, winner of the Best Documentary Category of the 2013 edition of the awards held in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital.

The hall erupted in thunderous cheers after the documentary, which was banned two weeks ago by the Nigerian government, was pronounced winner, in an event which had top government officials in attendance.

The Minister of Tourism and Culture, Edem Duke, the Bayelsa State Governor, Seriake Dickson, and other government officials at the event looked on helplessly as the organizers declared Fuelling Poverty (Nigeria) as having prevailed over Gun To Tape (South Africa), Swimming The Zambezi (South Africa), Give Me Back My Home (Kenya), and The African Cypher Fly On The Wall (South Africa).

“This is an humiliation for the Nigerian government,” says Femi Falade, an Ijebu-Ode based writer and media consultant. “It is a shame that a man the government declared a person non grata is now being lavishly celebrated right in President Goodluck Jonathan’s home state.”

 

watch the video of the banned documentary below...