Akwa-Ibom state governor, Eno becomes patron of DGN

By Benjamin Njoku

Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has been officially confirmed arsenic the Patron of the Directors Guild of Nigeria (DGN).

The confirmation was made during a peculiar meal held successful Uyo successful honour of a DGN delegation successful the State to people the Guild’s 25th day solemnisation and to enactment successful the ongoing Akwa Ibom Entertainment Week.

Speaking astatine the event, Pastor  Eno urged members of DGN to beryllium intentional astir mentorship for young talents successful the originative industry, stressing that sustainability and maturation successful Nollywood tin lone beryllium achieved done deliberate capableness building.

 “Let the manufacture recognize that your powerfulness is successful your multiplication. The much we ticker you perform, the much we spot the radical you person mentored, the happier we volition be, and the much the manufacture volition thrive,” Pastor Eno said.

He expressed interest that without strategical mentorship, Nollywood risks losing its assemblage to overseas competition.

The Governor specifically tasked the Akwa Ibom State Chairman of DGN, Mr. Moses Eskor, to research ways of bringing backmost indigenous stars to enactment and mentor upcoming professionals.

Governor Eno, who has remained accordant successful promoting quality capableness development, announced plans to grow the State Creative Academy into a Creative Village, designed to supply broader opportunities for grooming and innovation successful the industry. “If we truly privation to empower our young people, we should person a Creative Village wherever the Academy would beryllium a component,” helium added.

Pastor Eno besides commended DGN for choosing Akwa Ibom arsenic the big authorities for its landmark anniversary, assuring of his administration’s readiness to spouse with the Guild successful grooming and empowering young radical to thrive successful the originative space.

In designation of his unwavering enactment for the arts, DGN President, Mr. Uche Agbo, presented an grant to Governor Eno arsenic Champion and Patron of the Guild. Mr. Agbo applauded the Governor’s concern successful the originative industry, noting his engagement of respective Guild members arsenic aides successful amusement and taste development.

He further assured that DGN would deepen collaboration with the Akwa Ibom State Government to physique capableness for young Nigerians funny successful moving down the scenes successful Nollywood.

In his remarks, the Commissioner for Culture and Tourism, Dr. Anietie Udofia, appreciated the Governor for hosting the Guild and highlighted the serene, safe, and culturally affluent ambience of the State arsenic the crushed DGN chose Akwa Ibom for its day celebration.

Also contiguous astatine the lawsuit were Nollywood histrion Ms. Ebenezer Eno, who thanked the Governor for his enactment to creatives, and the Senior Special Assistant to the Governor connected Entertainment, Mr. David Sergeant (Utang Akwa Ibom), who commended the Governor for his accordant committedness to the maturation of the industry.

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