First Bank chairman Ibikun Awosika makes acting debut in Kunle Afolayan’s Citation

Kunle Afolayan Ibukun Awosika Citation

Nollywood movie director Kunle Afolayan has unveiled the chairman of First Bank Ibikun Awosika as a surprise cast in his forthcoming movie Citation.

In an Instagram post on Monday, the 45-year-old shared photos of himself and some of the cast.

Mrs Awosika, 57, is making her movie debut in the production.

Kunle revealed that they have been working on the project since 2018, adding that the first private screening of the movie was done at Obafemi Awolowo University in Osun State.

He mentioned that the surprise cast is an alumna of the school.

“Meet our surprise cast of CITATION. Stop! What you’re doing because something really big just happened at Ife, and we have the entire exclusive!…. Well, not only was Citation shot at the University, but our surprise cast is an alumna of the school,” he wrote.

Ibukun Awosika would be playing the role of a university faculty dean.

Citation treats the volatile issue of lecturer-student sexual exploitation.

The movie was written by Tunde Babalola.

Others appearing in the movie include Joke Silva, Ini Edo, Sadiq Daba, Gabriel Afolayan and Jimmy Jean-Louis.

Billionaire daughter Temi Otedola makes her acting debut in Citation.