FG Partners Dbanj,PMAN on Fascinating Nigeria.

FEDERAL Government has expressed its readiness to
partner with the Performing Musicians Association of
Nigeria (PMAN) and the Nigerian Singer-Songwriter,
Daniel Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’banj in its
efforts to projecting the country to the rest of the world.
The Minister of Tourism, culture and National
Orientation, Chief Edem Duke who made this known in
Abuja during a separate visit by the D’banji and the
PMAN in Abuja noted that Nigeria Music Industry had
grown tremendously that it could not be ruled out in any
strategy to positively project the country.
L-R: MD Prive International, Jolly Cole, D’banj and the
Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation,
Chief Edem Duke.
“The ministry as a citadel of entertainment sector
wishes to work with you to redefine the Nigeria
entertainment industry for better. It takes level headed
professional to be able to resonate in the mind of the
millions Nigerians,” the minister told D’banji. He added
“whatever Nollywood had become today, the country’s
music industry played a major role, therefore it will not
be out of place to partner with you as it related to the
centenary celebration”.
Responding, D’banji said Nigeria Entertainment Industry
was one of the biggest in the world, and it had potential
to turn the fortune of the country around, if properly
managed, urging the federal government not to focus
only on the oil.
“Right now, music is very universal and all of people all
over the world are now listening to African music, I
want every one to come and see how great Nigeria is,
let them not focus only on the oil,” he urged.
In her separate remarks, the President of PMAN, Hajia
Amina Dangaji applauded government’s effort to
promote the country’s image through the project
‘Fascinating Nigeria’, and promised to assist “to make
known our admirable features and diverse cultures to
the world positively”.