The Akwa Ibom entertainers through the office of the special assistant to the governor on entertainment, Mr. David Sergeant has set the necessary machinery in place to create a database of entertainers in the State.
Mr. David also known as Utang Akwa Ibom made this known during a meeting with the Entertainment State Working Committee in the State, stating that the reason for this move was to ascertain the number of active entertainers in Akwa Ibom which will enable government have proper information about the sector, hence serve as a guide for proper planning to develop the entertainment sector and aide documentation for prospective investors in the future.
Utang Akwa Ibom went further to inaugurate a 5-man committee which will be in charge of organising the forthcoming and first-ever Stakeholders meeting of entertainers in Akwa Ibom, plus subsequent editions of the monthly Entertainers Nite. The proposed stakeholders meeting is to help seek avenues for possible funding and formulate ways to break new grounds for growth.
The committee members are Asteroid Bassey – Chairman, Emmanuel Owuala -Vice, James Essien – Secretary. Others include; Precious ‘Ritzy’ Andrew and Bobby Friga as members. They are to submit their report in two weeks’ time to the Special Assistant on Entertainment for further actions.
In an acceptance speech, Mr. Asteroid Bassey thanked the S.A for the confidence in him and other members of the committee and pledged to bring positive results according to the task given them.
The database project will commence from Monday July 24, 2017 through the heads of the various sub-sectors with the circulation of online and hardcopy forms to their members. It will be carried out in phases to accommodate the teeming number of entertainment practitioners.
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