Good morning ladies and gentlemen.
Permit me to start by most sincerely thanking all the members of the Post-Covid-19 Initiatives Committee on the Creative Industry for a job well done!
2. Â Before proceeding, I will like to crave your indulgence to read out all the names of the members of the committee, as a way of
personally thanking them:
i. Â Â Ali Baba – (Chairman)
ii. Â Â Hajia Sa’a Ibrahim – Vice Chairman
iii.  Bolanle Austen Peters
iv.  Charles Novia
v. Â Â Segun Arinze
vi.  Ali Jita
vii. Baba Agba
viii  Kene Okwuosa
ix  Efe Omoregbe
x.  Prince Daniel Aboki
xi. Â Chioma Ude
xii. Olumade Adesemowo –
xiii. Dare Art Alade
xiv. Oliver Enwonwu
xv. Alhaji Saleh Rabo
xvi. Bala Hassan
xvii  Ali Nuhu
xviii  Tajudeen Owoyemi
xix. B.M. Dzukogi
xx. TY Bello
xxi. Lanre Da Silva Ajayi
XXII Anita Eboigbe – Secretary
Thank you all so much for your hard work, your commitment and your patriotism. This is a national assignment, and you have availed
yourselves creditably. You all deserve a standing ovation.
3. Â Based on the feedback that I have received, I have no doubt that the report you have just submitted is a culmination of painstaking efforts by all of you, and will go a long way not just in aiding the recovery of the Creative Industry from the negative effects of the pandemic, but also in putting the industry on the right path to sustainable growth in the years ahead.
4. Â The report, which is very rich and detailed, is also very timely, coming at a time that the Federal Government is looking more towards
the Creative Industry to help revamp the economy, in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
5. Â Let me assure you that we will study the report with the same seriousness that you employed in preparing it, with a view to ensuring its full implementation, within the realms of available resources.
6. Â Once again, thank you all for your sacrifice and commitment. I look forward to working with you as we strive to give the Creative
Industry its pride of place
7. Thank you all