FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVES NEW CREATIVE INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION TO SANITIZE, REGULATE ACTIVITIES

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT APPROVES NEW CREATIVE INDUSTRY  ASSOCIATION TO SANITIZE, REGULATE  ACTIVITIES OF THE CREATIVE SECTOR NATIONWIDE

Written by: BARRY AVOTU JOHNSON 1ST - 09050503077.

Abuja entertainment stockholders forum

The Nigerian Entertainment industry have boosted it's interest to promote the activities of Entertainment in Nigeria.

This decision was made known to the public on Wednesday 1st of July in the federal capital city of Abuja when some major stockholders met in a conference meeting to address some issues affecting the development of the industry in Nigeria.

Abuja entertainment stockholders forum

The Abuja Entertainment stockholders met to discuss and agree for an official registered trademarks brand name for its activities with cuts across the regulation of the industry as a whole. The stockholders were representatives choose from the various creative arts organisations located in the federal capital territory.
Most of them are selected from the *DJ Association of Nigeria, Beauty Pageant association, Actors Guild of Nigeria, Director's, Script, and Producers Guild of Nigeria* were also part of the meeting. Others who attended the meeting are reps of *Entertainment Media Groups* , *Body of* *Comedians* , *PMAN* coming with all its other mini groups.

The shockholders finally released the all awaited name called *"ASSOCIATION OF ENTERTAINMENT PRACTITIONERS" (AOEP)* for their new body design to promote Entertainment activities and also stand as a regulatory affairs Organisation.

The newly formed Entertainment regulatory Organisation has *Mr Agility Onwurah* as its interim Chairman to stair the affairs of the group until when an election committee is created to provide an executive Exco as the case maybe.

Meanwhile, a Draft Constitution Committee was also appointed in its meeting some weeks past chaired by *Barry Avotu Johnson 1st* with the underlined persons to help work out a Draft Constitution that the body would use before the election into offices can be declared open.
 *Amb. Chris Odey, Bobby Yinkos* and others are *Ghana Must Go (GMG)* , Ugochukwu Ojuonu ( *Twenty Mouth* ) with *Amb. Imaobong Ania* to serve as it's secretary.

The Draft Constitution Committee was inugurated by barrister Victor on behalf of the Entertainment stockholders and was given two weeks to present the Draft Constitution document to house for plenary adoption into law in its next week's meeting slated to hold in Abuja.

The Organisation is poised in making sure that Entertainment is operated by qualified and professional elements so that the industry can enjoy the benefits of its values as other sectors like the nigeria bar association have been over the years now.

The Entertainment industry of Nigeria is said to be the goldmine that can change the value of our economy if the government gives it a chance to operate with all it need as an industry providing employment to over five million youths across Nigeria.

The industry has everything it takes to contribute to the *GDP* of Nigeria in so many ways.

Moreover, it is acceptable to say there's no nation or Organisation that can succeed without the influence of an entertainment Structure fussed to the working formula of whatsoever Organisation.

The Association of Entertainment Practitioners *(AOEP)* is said to have come to stay and shall surely sanitize the industry for the best of all.