By Benjamin Njoku

The Association of Nollywood Core Producers, ANCOP,  has  commenced the process of conducting elections into its National Executive Committee, NEC, the third-highest organ in the only internationally affiliated motion picture producers’ association in Nigeria.

 The association  also has  rejigged the membership of its Incorporated Trustees otherwise known as the Board of Trustees (BoT).

ANCOP is a member of the International Federation of Film Producers Associations (FIAPF); the umbrella body for motion picture producers’ associations in the world, founded in 1933.

Pioneer member of the BoT, former President of ANCOP and current Vice President (Africa) of FIAPF, Comrade Alex Eyengho stated this in a statement issued in Lagos shortly after the first General Assembly (GA) of  the association  in 2022.

According to him,  the ANCOP NEC elections will hold on March 31, 2022.

“We had a successful GA on February 7, 2022,  where two major decisions were taken. First, in line with our Constitution, a 5-member ANCOP Electoral Committee (ANCOP EC) was set up to come up with the modus operandi and ultimate conduct of the NEC elections proper on March 31, 2022. Members of this ANCOP EC 2022 are veteran Nollywood filmmaker/thespian, Amayo Uzo Philip (Chairman) and Acho Ugenyi (Secretary). Others are Thompson David, Dr. Jossy Ezelibe and Ms. Perpetua Vitalis.”

“We have also rejigged the membership of our BoT by officially removing and delisting some names for sundry reasons. Those affected are the late Mr. Chris Ekejimbe by reason of his sudden death some years ago, Ms. Celine Loader who relocated   abroad and Alhaji Isa Zailani who also ceased to be a member of the Incorporated Trustees of ANCOP after many years of not  relating with other BoT members for reasons best known to him,” Comrade Eyengho further stated.

Speaking on behalf of other members of the committee, Chairman of the ANCOP EC 2022, Amayo Uzo Philip, said they will  be needing the constitutional support of the members as they  intend to work assiduously to achieve the desired goals for the progress of the association.