Martini Ambassador celebrates Nigeria Independence Day
As part of celebrations marking Nigeria’s Independence Day, Martini Ambassador, Bryan Okwara, joined Juliet Ibrahim in Ghana for a series of events in honour of the country.
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The visit is a bid by Martini to foster Ghana-Nigeria relations as the company believes Nigeria’s Independence Day presents a unique opportunity to celebrate the friendship and healthy rivalry between the two countries.
The brand is known for its support of celebrations of positivity and lifestyle and the visit of Bryan Okwara to Ghana was an expression of that interest.
Speaking to a the media, the Martini Ambassador said he was excited to be in Ghana to engage with the general public. He said, “Although I’m the Nigerian ambassador for Martini, I am regularly plugged into Martini’s activities here and I always enjoy the opportunity to visit. Martini is looking to do more in the coming months to engage consumers, especially with Martini Rose. The Martini brand is known across the world for its iconic Italian lifestyle and we believe West African consumers identify with that.”
Speaking with Showbiz, he described being a brand ambassador as a mind blowing experience that has enhanced his career and opened various other opportunities for him and added that his goal as an ambassador is to introduce the brand across the African continent.
“We are creating a platform to project the brand across Africa, where it’s not just a Nigerian platform to visit Ghana or any other African country for that matter. This is a brand that has appeal across Africa and we aim to increase this even more,” he said
Apart from being a Martini Ambassador, Bryan Okwara is a well-known actor and model who is a former Mr World runner-up and pageant contestant who was the first to win the title of Mr. Nigeria and reached the semi-finals in the Mister World 2007 competition.
Okwara was joined by popular Ghanaian actress, Juliet Ibrahim, at the series of celebrations including a meet and greet with the media on Saturday, a green carpet at The Chop Bar in East Legon and The List party at Plot 7 Lounge.
