The Performing Musician Employers Association of Nigeria has said it has yet to take any decision on the presidential candidate it will support in the 2019 general elections.
PMAN National President, Pretty Okafor, told our correspondent in an exclusive interview that the well-being of the Nigerian nation was what mattered most to the association.
Okafor, however, added that PMAN would soon make its position on the matter known to all Nigerians after a careful review and assessment of the various presidential candidates.
He said, “The Performing Musician Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN) deems it fit to address our members and the general public about the need to choose wisely while exercising their constitutional right to vote.
“The creative Industry should support a candidate that will address the issues plaguing the creative Sector, enact legislation via-legislative arm of government, that will protect and regulate the exploitation of intellectual properties in Nigeria. The Creative Sector has been ignored long enough. While contributing significantly to the country’s GDP, the creative sector remains without a structure and no copyright protection.
“PMAN is non-partisan and do not have any political preference, however the PMAN National EXCOS are currently reviewing the policy statements of all presidential candidates to see how it Impacts the Creative Sector positively. Let your vote count in February 2019, support the candidate with a clear and logical agenda for the creative
sector .“
He, however, expressed PMAN’s commitment to a total restructuring of the creative sector, urging members to support the candidate that would ensure that the creative sector is properly structured with enabling laws and policies that will allow the industry to grow and contribute unprecedented revenue to the country’s GDP.
