Miss Moji Olaiya, a
Nollywood actress, on Monday called on stakeholders in the entertainment sector
to support the Federal Government’s Transformation Agenda.
Olaiya
in Lagos said that every Nigerian should be an entertainment ambassador.
She
said Nigerians should create opportunities through attitudes geared towards the
promotion of African music and culture.
“The
entertainment practitioners have to encourage tourists to visit Africa because
earnings, revenues and resources are meagre and highly competitive.
“It
is only when you attract them through quality songs and services that tourists
and visitors will patronise Africa and increase our revenue earnings.
“So,
it is high time the entertainers encouraged visitors and tourists to patronise
the industry by producing quality songs and rendering good services required by
foreigners,’’ Olaiya said.
She
said that the development of the entertainment industry was the collective
responsibility of all.
Olaiya
called on Nigerians in general to also join forces in making the entertainment
transformation agenda of the Federal Government a reality.
She
urged entertainment practitioners to partner with the Association of Theatre
Arts Practitioners (ANTP), to re-invent and reposition the industry for
sustainable national economic growth.
Olaiya
said that the entertainment industry would develop, if the Federal Government
pays adequate attention to the sector.
“The
industry will fetch the government huge revenue, if well funded.
“Adequate
funding will make the Nollywood industry compete with its foreign counterparts
on a near equal footing, “ she added. (NAN)