The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, has received the report of the Post-COVID-19 Initiatives Committee on the Creative Industry, with a pledge to ensure diligent implementation of the recommendations, within the realms of available resources.

Speaking at a virtual meeting in Abuja on Friday, while receiving the report the Minister commended members of the committee for their sacrifice and commitment, saying he looks forward to working with them, as the ministry strives to give the Creative Industry its pride of place.

Alhaji Mohammed said the report, which he described as very rich and detailed, is also very timely, coming at a time that the Federal Government is looking more towards the Creative Industry to help revamp the economy, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

He said: “Based on the feedback that I have received, I have no doubt that the report you have just submitted is a culmination of painstaking efforts by all of you, and will go a long way not just in aiding the recovery of the Creative Industry from the negative effects of the pandemic, but also in putting the industry on the right path to sustainable growth in the years ahead.”

The chairman of the Committee, Ali Baba, assured that the report is a reflection of all the views of all the players in the nation’s Creative Industry.

The committee inaugurated by the Minister on 19 May 2020, comprised Ali Baba (Chairman); Hajia Sa’a Ibrahim (Vice-Chairman); Bolanle Austen Peters; Charles Novia; Segun Arinze; Ali Jita; Baba Agba; Kene Okwuosa; Efe Omoregbe; Prince Daniel Aboki; Chioma Ude; Olumade Adesemowo; Dare Art Alade; Oliver Enwonwu; Alhaji Saleh Rabo; Bala Hassan; Ali Nuhu; Tajudeen Owoyemi; B.M. Dzukogi; TY Bello; Lanre Da Silva Ajayi and Anita Eboigbe (Secretary).