The Chief Executive Officer, Basement Africa, Okiemute Onovughakpo has called for improved government funding and support
He lamented that despite its potential to generate millions of jobs, limited funds have been an obstacle.Onovughakpo, who spoke on the sidelines of the presentation of the N25 million car prize to the winner of basement search reality TV show season II , Cynthia Chinwe Alu in Lagos, observed that entertainment space all over the world thrives on collaborations, hence the need for government to partner with operators.
“A lot of things that governments try to do involve engaging the people in entertainment and so platforms that are popular and credible in empowering content creators should be the ones that government partners with during their activities,” he stated.Basement Africa, he said, was created based on the need to create jobs and deepen human capacity development in the entertainment market.
He disclosed that Basement Africa plans a transition to the Lagos market to expand investment in the training of fresh minds in the entertainment industry and boost skills in poetry, acting, music, and scriptwriting through its academy and reality shows.According to him: “We want to tell Africa stories in an ideal way to the world and ward off negative perspective the continent has held internationally.
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