Africa’s flagship movie awards – the Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), will no longer enjoy the sponsorship of the Bayelsa State Government and this is according to Governor Henry Seriake Dickson who said henceforth, the event would be private sector driven.
It would be recalled that the state government had been the major sponsor of the annual event since its inception in May 2005 but Dickson during his transparency briefing in Yenagoa, the state capital, said the state government will no longer spend money to fund the annual event.
He noted that the state government was doing everything to create conducive environment for businesses to flourish in the state and called on the organized private sector to take advantage of the opportunities available in the state to invest, make profit and contribute to the growth of the state.
Governor Dickson however commended the companies and organizations that donated money for the sponsorship of this year’s AMAA program and promised to establish the Bayelsa Film and Arts City to boost the training of budding talents in the movie industry.
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