Popular comedian, Gbenga Adeyinka D 1st, has opined that entertainers should take ownership rather than waiting for government to help build the Nigerian entertainment industry.
Speaking as a panelist at the just concluded 4th edition of Nigerian Entertainment Conference (NECLive4), the University of Lagos graduate said, ‘I don’t believe that government should do this for us. I believe we should all individually build our structures. I would say we should take ownership.’
He added: ‘There are still entertainers who collect money for shows in cash, put it in their cars, spend it; and then go to bank and the bank says how much are you worth, they say oh, I make about 10 million every month and they say show me and there’s no record.
‘Everything has to be documented, everything has to be done right. In Nigeria new things will always come. Tomorrow, there will be Falz The Good Guy, whether you like it or not. But what have you done as Falz The Bahd Guy? Have you monetized enough? Have you built enough structure?’
Like Gbenga Adeyinka, Funke Akindele, Falz The Bahd Guy and Timi Dakolo also shared their thoughts on why entertainers should not depend on government at the conference.
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