{"id":740187,"date":"2022-01-08T07:44:34","date_gmt":"2022-01-08T07:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/08\/lagos-state-hands-over-management-of-glover-memorial-hall-to-olu-jacobs-joke-silva\/"},"modified":"2022-01-08T07:44:34","modified_gmt":"2022-01-08T07:44:34","slug":"lagos-state-hands-over-management-of-glover-memorial-hall-to-olu-jacobs-joke-silva","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/01\/08\/lagos-state-hands-over-management-of-glover-memorial-hall-to-olu-jacobs-joke-silva\/","title":{"rendered":"Lagos State Hands Over Management Of Glover Memorial Hall To Olu Jacobs, Joke Silva"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2 id=\"h-the-lagos-state-government-has-given-lufodo-a-theatrical-and-film-production-firm-owned-by- legendary-actor-olu-jacobs-and-his-wife-joke-silva-control-of-the-glover-memorial-hall\">The Lagos State Government has given Lufodo, a theatrical and film production firm owned by legendary actor Olu Jacobs and his wife Joke Silva, control of the Glover Memorial Hall.<\/h2>\n<p>The conclusion was decided after a rigorous bidding procedure, according to a statement released by the actress on Instagram.<\/p>\n<p>The commissioner of tourism, arts and culture, Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf, the permanent secretary Princess Adenike Adedoyin-Ajayi, and the director of theatre, Mr Ogunsote, turned over the operation of the hall to them after they reached an agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Joke praised the Lagos State administration for their faith in Lufodo and assured them that their faith had not been and will not be misplaced.<\/p>\n<p>Part of the statement read: \u201cThe Lagos State Government handed over the management of the iconic @gloverhall to @lufodo , a theatre and film producing company founded by @_olujacobs and @ajokesilva on Thursday 6th January 2022. Built in 1887, the Glover Memorial Hall (GMH) is a heritage building for theatre and performing arts in Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfter a rigorous bidding process for the concession to manage GMH, Lufodo won and on Thursday, the Commissioner of Tourism, Arts &amp; Culture Mrs Uzamat Akinbile-Yusuf along with the Permanent Secretary Princess Adenike Adedoyin-Ajayi and Director of Theatre MrOgunsote handed over the management of the Hall to @lufodo.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLufodo in partnership with @ciuciconsulting -a leading consulting and operations management firm will be managing GMH for the next 5 years. This partnership will have both Ms. Joke Silva and @ifeomamonye as co-CEOs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoke Silva is in charge of artistic direction and @ifeomamonye operations. Also, a new board has been established with Mr. Gbenga Oyebode as the Chairman. The board members include Chief (Mrs.) Taiwo Taiwo, Ms. Joke Silva, Dr. @tonyrapu , Mr. Soji Jacobs @mrjacobs_jnr Mrs Ifeoma Monye and Dr. (Mrs.) Amina Abubakar Bello.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-instagram wp-block-embed-instagram\"\/>\n<p>Source:\u00a0www.GHgossip.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" type=\"532edf19d5c80e00f2da400d-text\/javascript\">(function(d, s, id) {\n          var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n          if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n          js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n          js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&appId=1009694476028322&version=v10.0\";\n          fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n        }(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lagos State Government has given Lufodo, a theatrical and film production firm owned by legendary actor Olu Jacobs and his wife Joke Silva, control of the Glover Memorial Hall. The conclusion was decided after a rigorous bidding procedure, according to a statement released by the actress on Instagram. 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