For introducing an illegal levy on Audio and Visual contents on physical and digital platforms,the governor of Kagos state,Babajide Sanwoolu,has suspended the executive secretary of Lagos state Film and video Censors board.
The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board, Mr. Bamidele Balogun, is said to have announced a 5% levy without due consultation.
According to Gbenga Omotoso,state information commissioner,the state government disassociates itself from the said announcement in the media.
Said he,” The Government hereby dissociates itself from the said announcement in the media. The Executive Secretary, who was not authorised to make such an announcement, has been suspended, pending an administrative enquiry.”.
He explained further that since the fifth pillar of the T.H.E.M.E.S Agenda, the development policy of this government is Entertainment and Tourism,”Practitioners are partners in our effort to ensure that Lagos State remains Africa’s leader in entertainment.”
He added that Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Administration is not insensitive to the fact that the industry has been badly hit by the effects of the COVID -19 pandemic and empathises with this and other sectors of the economy.
As a result he asked all stakeholders in the Entertainment Industry to disregard the said publication.
