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PMAN OPEN DOORS OF OPPORTUNITIES TO NIGERIAN PERFORMING ARTISTS, CALLS FOR SYNERGY TO BOOST ENTERTAINMENT SECTOR ®™√ INN Nigeria © e92ij3n37E28837950169131465372 Mr Pretty Okafor, President of the Performing Musicians Employers Association Of Nigeria (PMAN), has called on Artists across the nation to join forces with the redefined body to propel the entertainment sector. Mr Okafor disclosed the information at a meeting held at the association's National Headquarters in Lagos on Friday the 14th of July 2023, while receiving a group of musicians and a management company from Kogi State in Nigeria. According to Mr Okafor, the Nigeria entertainment industry is fast becoming the biggest in the world and PMAN is at the forefront of it. Explaining that every aspiring artist wants to come and learn about Afrobeats presently, he said that PMAN as a body is ready to build a synergy of support for young artists in areas of distribution of content, pension plans, legal issues concession, and digital assistance. He continued, "We plan to as well aid with international touring, and artists questing for work permits overseas". "PMAN is prepared to support striving musicians in Nigeria on tracts of affordable homes, and creation of directional platforms, which we have commenced in Abuja". "What most artists don't know is that they can't do a lot without PMAN, but I believe now, they will learn to comprehend us better". "We're the only association that the government listens to because we're governance inclined," he said. Furthermore, Mr Okafor stated that PMAN is on the verge to build a configuration in the 6 geopolitical zones in Nigeria, asserting that the body is poised to spread its tentacles across the board. "Glancing that most artists don't know about their residuals, they're only concerned about master royalties, So, PMAN will help all artists in all locales, once they're registered with us online" Mr Okafor asserted. The president, chaperoned by his excos, Sunny Neji, Zaaki Azzay and Aita Bonny todo, took the entertainers around the new PMAN's National Headquarters edifice, overwhelming the visiting team in excitement and enthusiasm. Speaking on behalf of the group, Musician, Songwriter and Entrepreneur, Juwon Olugbemija Olorunipa, popularly known as Jumabee expressed his optimism about the reshaped musical body, clarifying that his prior impression of the early days of the association has been corrected. Affirming that the Nigerian music sector is going global, he corroborated the need for all artists to identify with PMAN, for them to access the performance entitlements they deserve. Jumabee explains, "With this present PMAN, we have a platform for all artists to plug in and excel both individually and collectively". "On registering to get involved, there is a lot of work to be done, we'll try to get all our artists to sign up, we will do rigorous outreach to set the ball rolling, and we will try our best to talk about the new PMAN at our respective jurisdictions". "In preaching the gospel about this new PMAN, my team will embark on an entertainment-oriented monthly conference, set to enlighten our people on how to get involved actively in the process, and give artists access to register at our expense". "We shall organise this program in Kogi, Benue and Jos axis of Nigeria because a lot of artists are ready to know and enlists themselves, but unfortunately, they are not well informed". "Let me assure this present leadership that we'll play our part to make this new PMAN a success" Jumabee asserted Commending the group for coming from Kogi state to visit the association's National Headquarters in Lagos, the body's 1st vice president, Mr Sunny Neji explained that the present executives have worked hard to lay a solid foundation for the body, adding that the collective efforts of the body are solely to aid other artists to scale higher. "The era of a cabal running PMAN is far behind us, and now all hands must be on deck to unify to give this association the strong identity it deserves". "Progressing forward, we're ready to bridge the gap for performing artists in Nigeria because the new PMAN is not for personal interests," Sunny Neji said. Also, the 2nd Vice President of the body, Zaaki Azzay, thanked the group for visiting the association, explaining that in recent times, it took the body over 9yrs reshape its identity. "Getting to this point is a struggle, with one aim to put the interest of Nigerian artists at heart". "Just like the president said, our projection now is to work together and synergy with all our artists to propel our industry to greater heights globally". "PMAN is the organization that every artist in Nigeria must identify with, because we provide exposure and connections, at home and abroad" Zaaki asserted. The President furthermore, used the medium to call on all musicians in Nigeria to register with PMAN through its registration portal on https://pman.ng/ The entire group of entertainers were subsequently taken to register, coordinated by the association's general secretary, Aita Bonny 'Itodo'. The Performing Musicians Employers' Association Of Nigeria (PMAN) has been in existence for approximately 40yrs.
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