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Lagos Commissioner Empathises Affected Industries
The Lagos State Commissioner for Tourism, Arts and Culture, Pharmacist Uzamat Akinbile-Yussuf has empathized with members of the entertainment industry, including owners of tourism institutions, whose movements have been affected by the revitalization of COVID-19 positive persons.
Enunciating the recent ban on carnivals, concerts, and street parties following the second wave of COVID-19, Mrs. Akinbile-Yusuf said that the decision was taken in the best interest of every inhabitant of the State, just as she conveyed personal concern that the accumulation will hurt the hospitality sector.
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She demonstrated that the government had started rolling out strategies to assist practitioners in the entertainment industry recover from the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic before the recent addition in the positive cases across the country, assuring that the industry remains very dear and special to the heart of the present and after administration in Lagos State.
Eko Hot Blog Understood that the State Government recently entered into a partnership with two creative firms – EbonyLife Creative Academy and Del-York Creative Academy – to strengthen the skills and exposure of about 1,500 practitioners in the State’s creative industry, through the Lagos State Creative Industry Initiative (LACI).
Remembering that the N1billion earlier approved as seed capital for investment in the tourism and hospitality sector was one of the several palliative estimates put in place by the State Government for practitioners, the Commissioner maintained that the entertainment, creative, tourism, and hospitality sectors are inserted to drive business growth in the State.
“The administration of Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu rates entertainment and understands the contributions of the industry to employment creation and the Gross Domestic Product of the State. This informed the inclusion of Entertainment and Tourism as one of the six pillars of his administration under T. H. E. M.E.S Agenda”, Akinbile-Yussuf asserted.
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