We Have Put Creative Industry In The Front Burner – Minister

The Minister said this in Abuja on Monday when he received the Music
Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (MUPMAN) on a courtesy
call.

“Our commitment in this ministry under this administration, especially
to the Creative Industry, is not just a matter of words. We have taken
practical steps to demonstrate our commitment to the promotion and
protection of the Creative Industry.

“Mr. President has said it many times that we must diversify our
economy and that we must produce in Nigeria what we consume in
Nigeria, and in the last two weeks or thereabout, the Creative
Industry, through the programmes and actions of this ministry, has
dominated discourse,” he said.

Alhaji Mohammed said despite criticisms and unsavory comments, the
ministry remains overwhelmingly committed to re-positioning the
Creative Industry into a viable sector of the economy. 

The Minister expressed the optimism that the newly-inaugurated
Anti-Piracy Committee consisting of officials of the ministry,
Creative Industry stakeholders and the police will stamp out the
piracy of intellectual property that has become rampant.

In his remarks, the National President of the Music Producers and
Marketers Association of Nigeria, Mr. Sharon Essco-Joshua, hailed the
Minister for his uncommon commitment to the growth of the Creative
Industry in Nigeria.

He briefed the Minister on the forthcoming Nigerian Music Stakeholders
Awards being organized by the Association, and which is aimed at
recognizing major stakeholders in the industry with a view to
encouraging them to strive for excellence.