The Federal Government will leverage on the creative ability and talent of Nigerian youths to promote the campaign for attitudinal change and national re-orientation, the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed has said.
A statement issued from his office in Abuja on Sunday said the Minister announced the plan on Saturday in Kaduna, where he attended the state’s first Annual Music Festival.
He said because of the large followership being enjoyed by the nation’s artistes, they have the capacity to mobilize and influence attitudinal change among Nigerians.
He assured that the Federal Government would provide the enabling environment for the creative industry to thrive in order to harness the potentials of culture for national re-orientation and economic growth.
Mohammed underscored the role of the creative sector in the economic growth and development of the nation, while noting that Nigeria became the biggest economy in Africa following the re-basing of its Gross Domestic Product, GDP mainly due to the boom in the creative industry.
Credit: NationalMirror
