A cross-section of stakeholders in the creative industry frowned at the drafting of the Creative Industry Development Bill CIDB without
their input.
They expressed their grievances during a consultative meeting of the
creative industry stakeholders with Senior Special Assistant to the
President Country Risk Assessment and Evaluation, Colonel Felix
Alaita, the initiator of the bill. Which was held at the Terra Kulture,
Victoria Island, Lagos.
The stakeholders said that though the content of the bill was such that
would spur growth in the industry, the stakeholders ought to be
involved in each stage of the drafting process.
National President, National Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts
Practitioners (NANTAP), Israel Eboh, said it was disheartening to
know that the CIDB was being drafted without proper consultations
with the key stakeholders in the industry.
He noted that the stakeholders happened to know the challenges of the
sector and what is required in advancing the industry and as such,
should be carried along.
He explained that there were too many components of the industry
that had not been captured in the bill, which can lead to lopsided
development in the industry which has accounted for the reason the
industry has not grown to expectation.
