President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has celebrated the ingenuity, creativity, and immense artistic talents of Nigeria’s thriving entertainment industry.
In a statement by his special adviser on media and publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale, the president also congratulated Ms. Funke Akindele on her record-setting film and commended the ace thespian for her contributions to the growth of the industry.
President Tinubu extolled the creative industry’s pivotal place as a medium not only for artistic expression, “but also a source of enormous soft power and viable export.”
“The creative industry is one of the high-employment sectors, providing jobs for our able and talented youths. It is an industry that is crucial to my administration. I salute Nigerians for their enduring support and patronage of home-grown creative efforts. We will provide the conducive environment for the industry to thrive further,” the statement read in part.
