Our pet project is gathering momentum – Mamuzee twins

In a phone interview with Weekly Trust, they said that the project has already been carried out in several Nigerian universities in the course of last year, adding that the response has been encouraging. “The first phase has already been carried out at the university level and the response has been tremendous. The next stage […]

In a phone interview with Weekly Trust, they said that the project has already been carried out in several Nigerian universities in the course of last year, adding that the response has been encouraging. “The first phase has already been carried out at the university level and the response has been tremendous. The next stage is at the secondary school level where the awareness will be massively done.

“The schools have already gone on Xmas break, so we cannot carry out any further programme this year. But as soon as they resume early next year, the next phase will commence in earnest. It promises to be successful just as the one we recorded at the various higher institutions,” they enthused.

It would be recalled that the twins had set up a non-governmental organisation primarily to address the pertinent issue of youth restiveness in the Niger Delta region and also to eradicate vices amongst the youth in higher institutions of learning across the country. Issues that the organisation is supposed to address include prostitution, examination malpractice, cultism and hard drugs usage among the youth. They told Weekly Trust that they have done a lot in entrenching the awareness in several of the higher institutions in the country.

“In our own little way, we also use our foundation to reach out to school children by warning them against the phenomenon called ‘Aristos’. We print notebooks with our pictures and our campaign slogan, “Aristos, don’t turn our universities into brothels” and distribute among these students including laptops and educational materials. We also believe that we are role models. We believe that some of these youth will like to take the message and change if they realise that Mamuzee fear God,” said the twins.

They have said at many fora that the NGO continues to receive huge support from both local and international communities. The Izon twins from Bayelsa State, whose real names are Andros Andrew Dixon and Akpos Anthony Dixon, hit the limelight in 1999 with their exciting piece, ‘Bobo.’ Subsequent songs like ‘Abi you no know say Jehovah nah God;’ ‘If only my shoes could talk;’ and ‘Awigiri’ the African Esan songs in 2003, has endeared them to many fans, both locally and in sub-Saharan Africa. Their energetic dance steps particularly continue to enthral many too. They presently play at exclusive concerts, shows and parties across the country and in countries like Liberia, South Africa and Ghana.