Re-election: Arewa, Ohaneze, Afenifere, S/South leaders tackle Buhari
The re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari with the appointment of Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Amaechi as the Director General of the President’s campaign organisation elicited mixed reactions yesterday from different groups across the geo-political zones of the country.
Gelegele Seaport: Obaseki insists on project, as Ijaw elders pledge support
The Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said there was no going back on the Gelegele Seaport project in the state, assuring that the rule of law, peace and order will be maintained in the state as government pursues its programmes and policies.
Petrol Queues Disappear in Abuja, Most Cities — Baru
The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Dr. Maikanti Baru, has said that fuel queues noticeable in parts of the Country days back have all disappeared.
‘Ministry of Finance should approve the levy order for the creative industry’
For popular film director and producer, Lancelot Imasuen, there is the urgent need for the government to provide infrastructures to enable the film industry grow bigger and stronger. “We have cinema houses in almost all the states of the federation. The issue of piracy should be given more attention. The right laws and implementation should be key,”Lancelot posited. Speaking further, he said there is the need for the government to set up a major task force that will clamp down on pirates at Alaba International market. He also wants every state government to deliberately activate the entertainment sector in their respective states if they are serious about job creation and fighting crimes in the country.
Govt. should bring to life the much desired MOPICON
According to Mr. Alex Eyengho, Vice President of International Federation of Film Producers Associations,FIAPF, Nollywood in 2017 did fairly better than 2016.
Govt. should put structure in place
Also, speaking in the same vein, Mr Emeka Rollas, National President of Actors Guild of Nigeria, said it’s high time the government put proper structure in place for Nollywood to thrive in addition to backing it up with financial support. “We cannot leave it for only foreign investors or individuals. You can imagine over 20 years of Nollywood yet practitioners keep disturbing individuas houses for films locations instead of having befitting film sets for productions. Government should take us more seriously as an industry that is contributing to the national GDP. They should stop commending Nollywood on the pages of newspapers and massaging our ego and as objects of image laundry and invest more in the industry as it’s doing in other sectors of the economy,” AGN president stated.
