Popular TV drama in the 60s, 70s and up till the late 80s, The Village Headmaster, has returned to the screen after 22 years.
Wale Adenuga’s production outfit, WAP and the Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) has sealed a partnership deal ahead of the production. The new production of The Village Headmaster TV Drama series is scheduled to premiere on NTA Network in January 2021.
A statement from WAP reads: “History was made on Friday, September 4, 2020, when Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) Management and Wale Adenuga Productions (WAP) Management met to sign an MoU officially marking the beginning of a partnership aimed at bringing the iconic The Village Headmaster back to TV.
“When The Village Headmaster TV drama series originally aired from 1968 to 1988, it was more than a TV drama; it has always been a source of pride and unity to the Nigerian people as a whole, and this is the legacy which NTA and WAP would be continuing with this new production.”
The event was held at the NTA Headquarters in Abuja, and was attended by several top management of NTA including the Director-General – Mallam Yakubu Ibn Mohammed, Executive Director, Marketing – Mallam Salihu A. Dembos, Executive Director, Production – Mr. Wole Coker, Director Marketing – Mallam Umar Abubakar Dembo, Secretary Legal Adviser – Barrister Theresa Nwanneri, and Head, Corporate Affairs – Mrs. Mabel Moses; as well as management of WAP represented by the Chairman – Wale Adenuga MFR, and Managing Director – Wale Adenuga Junior.