My vision for Maya Awards —Ademola Ajibola

Ademola MoreKlue Ajibola is a young man who believes he has a lot to offer the society. He is the Founder/Project CEO for MoreKlue All Youth Awards Africa, MAYA AWARDS. In this interview with SEGUN ADEBAYO, he speaks about the forthcoming edition of the award and plans for the future.

Well, thank you. This edition of MoreKlue All Youths African Awards is quite special to me. We all know what seven connotes in the physical and even spiritual realms and I feel it’s time for us as a brand to perfect what our brand stands for. This year from the nominations process to the event calendar to even the event day there are twists. We are having the MAYA AWARDS MASTERCLASS and we would be having a leading brand and advertising guru, Mr. Abisoye Fagade as the lead speaker. We are having a CSR day. We are also having a conference too. So it’s not just about presenting awards to people, it’s about educating our audience, impacting the society and ultimately celebrating the deserving.

How much of an assignment has it been putting this together?

On a lighter note, I always tell my friends that whenever they see me they should just hug me and pamper me because really this line of business is tasking. Apart from the fact that people many times will offer you whatever you can think off to buy you to their side and eventually blackmail you, there are some doubting thomases who naturally believe because some people are your friends, they automatically own the awards you might have nominated them for. There is also the issue of continually explaining, defending and convincing people that your awards brand is credible and what you are out for is even beyond what money gains can buy. Then you have the people who you even celebrate on your platform and don’t deem it fit to text or just message day after to say thank you. It’s not easy doing this. Organising awards in Nigeria is in no way different from being in politics or public service.