Uwaifo
The great lyricist, melody maker, multi-instrumentalist, sculptor, designer, performer per excellence, and intellectual giant, Prof. Victor Uwaifo was on Saturday, March 6, in Benin-City, decorated with the Grand Copyright Medal of Honour; the first time anyone anywhere has been so decorated. The decoration was the climax of the big celebration of Prof Uwaifo’s 80th birthday, which attracted the high and mighty to Uwaifo’s Superstar Highgate on Victor Uwaifo Avenue, Ekewan/College Road, Benin City.
Before the decoration, there was a documentary on the life of the all-around creative genius and the presentation of a 600-page biography of the great Nigerian, authored by Prof. Muyiwa Peter Awodiya. The presentation of a plaque and decoration with the Grand Copyright Medal of Honour was done by the celebrated former President of the Performing Musicians’ Association of Nigeria (PMAN) and current Chairman, Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON), Chief Tony Okoroji, who was s