Governors of the 36 states have pledged to support and collaborate with the federal government in its efforts to reform and develop the nation’s creative industry.

The governors took the decision at a meeting of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) held in Abuja after a presentation by the Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa.

According to a communique issued by the NGF’s secretariat, signed by the forum’s Chairman and Governor of Kwara State, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, the governors commended the Federal Government in its efforts to grow the creative industry.

The forum received a presentation from the Honourable Minister of Arts, Culture, Tourism and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musa Musawa, represented by Mr. Obi Asika Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture, on the Strategic Roadmap to grow the sector’s GDP contribution to 100 billion dollars by 2030 and create over three million jobs. 

The Key initiatives include the 200 million dollars Creative Economy Development Fund, the one billion dollars Creative & Tourism Infrastructure Corporation, and projects such as the Lagos Arena, Abuja Creative City, and Renewed Hope Cultural Villages.