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Entertainment of Friday, 20 August 2021

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Detach the Ministry of Culture from Information- A.Y tells policy makers

Popular comedian and actor, A.Y Popular comedian and actor, A.Y

Popular comedian and actor, Ayodeji Richard Makun popularly known as A.Y has said there is the need to detach the Ministry of Culture and Tourism from the Ministry of Information.

He made the comments on Friday, August 20, on the sidelines of the African Advancement Forum currently happening in Ghana’s capital, Accra.

The event is themed “The Africa We Want”.

According to the 50-years-old, it is high time a separate ministry is created to focus on the entertainment industry in country.

“I would advocate time and time without number. Yes, let information be information and let culture and tourism do what its supposed to do.”

Lai Mohammed is currently the Minister of Information and Culture. Several reports say the country’s movie industry, Nollywood, is one of the biggest in the world.