March 16, 2025

AMB. FELIX DUKE, PAYS TRIBUTE TO ONE-MAN ARMY MUSIC PROMOTER, ALBITOINIA, MUSICIANS HOLDS CONCERT FOR HIM.

.By Prince Sunny Ebhojiaye

Ambassador Felix Duke, the President of Creative Industry Group(CIG) pour out his emotion and tribute to Late Founder of Albitonia Music Promotions, Harris Aibangbese Igiehon popularly known as Aibitonia, a music promoter extraordinary .Speaking to City Express News at Duke & Duchess Hotel and Suite in Lagos, Felix Duke acknowledge that the Nigerian music Entertainment was made popular by the Late Albatonia. Testifying that the music promoter Harris Igiehon was a gift of God to Nigeria and to the whole world. A one-man Army Squad who built people’s career and dedicated his life to music promotions.

According to Felix Duke, Albitonia was a destiny helper God used to lay the foundation of my journey through life. Albatonia was his pillar and, mentor, role model and an embodiment of a father and great friend. He showered me with love and picked me from the grass to grace today. Creative industry group would not have been in existence if not for the man Albatonia. I couldn’t have imagined me the President of Creative Industry Group. He recounted several musical concert featured alongside with big stars like Late Majek Fashek, Late King Sonny Okosun, Sir Shina Peters, Late Ras Kimono, Daniel Wilson Late Onyeka Onwenu, Alex Zitto, Bright Chimezie, Amos Mcroy, Jegg, Otizt Williki and many other big musicians.Thinking back now, Felix Dukje pouring out his emotion, “I will miss him greatly”. He was instrumental to my success in music career.He encouraged me to set up my own Music Label (FD) Records Entertainment when I released my first album titled “WALARE”Duke said, Late Albitonia used his music promotion to tours and played in every part of Nigeria Food Beverages Festivals which was his brain child including other shows he organized in 1998, he brought Majek Fashek back from America to Nigeria for the musical concerts. The music talent builder built my Career and Late Majek Fashek, Send DownThe Rain fame as never before. Albitionia Igiehon loved and appreciated my music talent and took me to 110 tours and seven state for music performances. It was a tactical music extraordinary by Albitonia inconjunction with Several Multi- national companies such as Nigeria Breweries, Cadbury, PZ PLC, Sona Breweries, Lever Brothers, Golden and Guinea Breweries, and host of others.

His Albitonia company produce the mass mobilization for social justice and economic recovery (MAMSER ) programme during the military regime of former Head of State, Gen lbrahim gbadamosi Babangida (Rtd) (IBB) The MAMSTER campaign was a federal initiative which toured 110 cities nationwide from 1987 to 1990. Amb felix duke and friends are planning to holds music concert in honors of Albitonia’s life and Legacy of late music legend. Top musicians has indicated their interest to perform live show at the freedom park on the February 2nd 2025 for free of charge. The Lagos music concert is experienced to parades superstar legend Orizt Wiliki’s, Felix Duke, Buchi, Daniel Wilson, Righteous Man, Stella Money, Charlimo, Sko, Amos Mcroy, Steve Black, Jegg, Black O Rice and host of others, Felix Duke believe albitonia will be happy with him anywhere or wherever he is today because I never disappointed him when he picked me from nobody to somebody.