The Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has rejected the presidential
manifestos made public by the presidential candidates of both the All
Progressive Congress, President Buhari and that of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. COSON said that after reading
both the #NextLevelNG manifesto of the APC and #TheAtikuPlan manifesto
of the PDP, it is shocked that none of the candidates appears to have a
plan to grow or develop the immense talent that exist in the Nigerian
creative industry such as music, movies, theatre, fashion, content etc
an area in which the Nigerian nation has significant comparative
advantage and the youth have tremendous flair for. COSON has said that
the lack of strong policy positions in this area is evidence of the
disconnect between the leadership and the followership in Nigeria. This
is not withstanding the significant contribution said to have been made
by the Nigerian creative industry when the Nigerian economy was rebased a
few years ago under the Jonathan administration. COSON has announced
that the organization is inviting serious politicians to the COSON Arena
to come and educate stakeholders in the creative industry on the
concrete plans that they have to deploy the assets that the country has
in this creative direction. It is the interaction of the industry with
the politicians that will determine whom the thousands of members of
COSON will endorse, support and campaign for and recommend to their fans
to vote for. Speaking on the decision, COSON Chairman, Chief Tony
Okoroji said, “we are no longer going to stand on the sidelines. This is
the era of the knowledge and creative economy and we will do whatever
is necessary to make sure that our country is not just an onlooker in
this new world but a key partaker and serious player, starting from
2019. We mean business”The post 2019: COSON rejects President Buhari and Atiku Abubakar's party manifestos.2019: COSON rejects President Buhari and Atiku Abubakar's party manifestos
The Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) has rejected the presidential
manifestos made public by the presidential candidates of both the All
Progressive Congress, President Buhari and that of the Peoples
Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. COSON said that after reading
both the #NextLevelNG manifesto of the APC and #TheAtikuPlan manifesto
of the PDP, it is shocked that none of the candidates appears to have a
plan to grow or develop the immense talent that exist in the Nigerian
creative industry such as music, movies, theatre, fashion, content etc
an area in which the Nigerian nation has significant comparative
advantage and the youth have tremendous flair for. COSON has said that
the lack of strong policy positions in this area is evidence of the
disconnect between the leadership and the followership in Nigeria. This
is not withstanding the significant contribution said to have been made
by the Nigerian creative industry when the Nigerian economy was rebased a
few years ago under the Jonathan administration. COSON has announced
that the organization is inviting serious politicians to the COSON Arena
to come and educate stakeholders in the creative industry on the
concrete plans that they have to deploy the assets that the country has
in this creative direction. It is the interaction of the industry with
the politicians that will determine whom the thousands of members of
COSON will endorse, support and campaign for and recommend to their fans
to vote for. Speaking on the decision, COSON Chairman, Chief Tony
Okoroji said, “we are no longer going to stand on the sidelines. This is
the era of the knowledge and creative economy and we will do whatever
is necessary to make sure that our country is not just an onlooker in
this new world but a key partaker and serious player, starting from
2019. We mean business”The post 2019: COSON rejects President Buhari and Atiku Abubakar's party manifestos.
