NIGERIAN IDOL: NUJ WANTS POLICYMAKERS TO EVOLVE FRAMEWORK TO EVALUATE SIZE OF CREATIVE AND CULTURAL INDUSTRIES, COMMENDS GOV DIRI’S SUPPORT FOR YOUNG TALENTS
By Amgbare Ekaunkumo, Yenagoa, Trek Africa Newspaper
As Bayelsa born Kingdom Kroseide,
goes home with N50 million worth of prizes, including a N30 million cash prize and a brand new SUV car, after emerging winner of “Nigerian Idol” musical contest, Chairman, Bayelsa State Council of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Mr Samuel Numonengi has commended Governor Douye Diri and other well meaning individuals for supporting young talents in all spheres of life.
Mr. Numonengi, also tasked policymakers in the state to develop a framework that would enable the state government to estimate the size and worth of creative and cultural industries in a bid to properly capture the potentials of the industry, saying that Bayelsa has huge potential for the creative and cultural industries.
The NUJ chairman, who felicitated with Kingdom Kroseide for his rare feat at the just concluded national musical contest made the call when he received chairman of Travel Writers’ Corps of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Mr Piriye Kiyaramo in his office at the Ernest Ikoli Press Centre, Azikoro Yenagoa Wednesday, noted that creativity produces fresh ideas, describing cultural and creative industries as basis for progress in today’s digital economy.
He maintained that with an uncertain global economy, there is urgent need, not just for progress, but for innovative progress that would create jobs which benefits could meaningfully impact the society, emphasizing that creativity has become more important than ever.
According to the NUJ chairman, the emerging creative economy has become the hidden force that keeps the youth moving in the right direction, pointing out that being creative keeps businesses flexible, while producing innovative solutions to a wide range of problems that confront our society.
Earlier, chairman of Travel Writers’ Corps of Nigeria Union of Journalists, Mr. Piriye Kiyaramo said there was need to harness the huge potential for the creative and cultural industries among the youths in Bayelsa state, adding that it was necessary for policymakers to consider formulating a framework that would properly capture the potentials creative and cultural industries in the state.
Mr Kiyaramo noted that on a large scale, creativity holds the power to create entire new industries that could create thousands of jobs for the youths in the state, just as he former speaker of Bayelsa State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Tonye Emmanuel Isenah for promoting cultural and creative industries through sponsorship of young talents with particular reference the winner of Nigeria Idol season 6, Kingdom Kroseide
Recall that Kingdom Kroseide, a Computer Science and Informatics student at Federal University Otueke, Bayelsa State, emerged the “Nigerian Idol’’ after months of intense musical contest involving over 3000 hopefuls from across the country, and over 16 million votes recorded at the finale.
