The President of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN),
Mr Emeka Ike, has assured actors that his administration will restructure the
guild through legal reforms and capacity building.
He said on Sunday in an interview in Abuja.
According to him, the image of the guild in the past has
been abused by some individuals who want things done to suit their personal
interests.
“We are working with the focus to reforming the legal
agenda of the guild,’’ he said.
“These were mistakes that the guild need to use the court
to straighten out. Today, actors can be assured that the operations of the
guild are in line with laid down regulations.’’
He claimed that his administration had achieved 90 per
cent in that regard, insisting that his administration would demand
accountability from any individual that sidetracked funds for the guild.
According to him, that training and capacity building for
members will facilitate the development of the guild.
“We are talking to television stations to pay royalty to
actors on every of their movies televised.
“Presently we are putting everything in place to ensure
Bank Verification Numbers for our artists and for those that don’t have it, we
assist them.
“This is for them to be on the statistics data base of
the bank where their royalty can be paid and they will get their pay anywhere
they are,’’ Ike said.
He observed that it was not right for actors to roam the
streets of the country’s major cities seeking for means of survival.
He, therefore, called on the Minister for Information,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, relevant stakeholders and the public to support Nigerian
actors.
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