Emotions were let loose on Saturday, December 23, 2023 as the third and final leg of the three-part Wale Olomu Memorial Awards and Roundtable (WOMA-R) came to a rousing finish. Warm congratulations flowed freely, both online and offline, as the awardees – namely Fortune O’tega, Toyin Ojeyomi, Bola Abimbola, Collins Enebeli, Nelson Brown, and Wale Oluwaleimu celebrated Wale Olomu for his doggedness, steadfastness, amongst other qualities. Also, Wale’s younger brother, Dayo Olomu thanked the organizers of the awards for remembering his late elder brother, and for keeping the flag flying. The third set of awardees, who received Special Recognition Awards (SRA) in diverse fields, include Brown and Papa Tee (music production), Oluwaleimu (stage and event management), Enebeli (artiste management), Abimbola (percussion), and O’tega (instrumentation).

Nine showbiz personalities including Zubby Enebeli, Amos Mcroy, Mike Nliam, Diran Olajoyegbe, Femi Ojetunde, Manny Eke and Kayode Samuel were previously awarded Special Recognition Awards and one Lifetime Achievement Award. Waka Queen, Ibiwunmi Salawa Abeni received the Lifetime Achievement Award for sustenance of indigenous music.

Climax of the roundtable chats on “Business of Music: Artiste Vs Label Relations, Accountable Royalties and Other Matters’ had foremost music producer, Mr. Laolu Akins; musician and Chairman of Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria (MCSN), Orits Wiliki; Gospel artiste Kenny St Best and one time promotions and artiste manager, Dayo Olomu, sharing their experiences in the area of artiste management and marketing, while advising young artistes to be more professional, less desperate and follow due process in their dealings within the Nigerian music industry which is still largely structureless. 
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