Minister Pledges Full Implementation of Post-Covid-19 Initiatives Report on Creative Industry

The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has
received the report of the Post-Covid-19 Initiatives Committee on the
Creative Industry, with a pledge to ensure a diligent implementation
of the recommendations, within the realms of available resources.

“Let me assure you that we will study the report with the same
seriousness that you employed in preparing it, with a view to ensuring
its full implementation, within the realms of available resources,”
the Minister said while receiving the report at a virtual meeting in
Abuja on Friday.

“I thank you all for your sacrifice and commitment. I look forward to
working with you as we strive to give the Creative Industry its pride
of place,” he said.

Alhaji Mohammed said the report, which he described as very rich and
detailed, is also very timely, coming at a time that the Federal
Government is looking more towards the Creative Industry to help
revamp the economy, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

“Based on the feedback that I have received, I have no doubt that the
report you have just submitted is a culmination of painstaking efforts
by all of you, and will go a long way not just in aiding the recovery
of the Creative Industry from the negative effects of the pandemic,
but also in putting the industry on the right path to sustainable
growth in the years ahead,” he said.

In his remarks, the Chairman of the Committee and ace comedian, Ali
Baba, thanked the Minister for the opportunity given to him and his
members to serve the nation, and assured that the report is a
reflection of all the views of all the players in the nation’s
Creative Industry.

The Committee, which was inaugurated by the Minister on 19 May 2020,
comprised the following members: Ali Baba (Chairman); Hajia Sa’a
Ibrahim (Vice Chairman); Bolanle Austen Peters; Charles Novia; Segun
Arinze; Ali Jita; Baba Agba; Kene Okwuosa; Efe Omoregbe; Prince Daniel
Aboki; Chioma Ude; Olumade Adesemowo; Dare Art Alade; Oliver Enwonwu;
Alhaji Saleh Rabo; Bala Hassan; Ali Nuhu; Tajudeen Owoyemi; B.M.
Dzukogi; TY Bello; Lanre Da Silva Ajayi and Anita Eboigbe (Secretary)