November 12, (THEWILL) – Nigerian musician, Fairly Okafor who was re-elected president of The Performing Musicians Employers’ Affiliation Of Nigeria (PMAN) has revealed why some younger artists are reluctant to hitch the affiliation.
He mentioned, “The youthful technology of artists don’t wish to be part of PMAN as a result of they imagine that the affiliation may have authority over them. That’s the reason the affiliation can not assist them in occasions of disaster. We can not use members’ dues to serve non-members.
“As for our veteran members, there are programmes put in place to safe them even when they’re retired. A few of them obtain royalties as members of the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria. As for those who’re as much as 65 years, they obtain a month-to-month pension from PMAN.”
The singer, who confronted no opposition on the simply concluded PMAN election, clinched victory with a complete of fifty votes, as introduced by the electoral chairman through the PMAN’s nationwide convention in Lagos State. Moreover re-elected have been Sunny Neji as 1st Vice-President, Zaaki Azzay as 2nd Vice-President, Michael Stevens (Ruggedman) as Chairman of the Media Committee ex-officio, and Boniface Itodo (Aitabonny) as Basic Secretary. In the identical vein, common singer and speaking drummer, Aralola Olamuyiwa, aka Ara, was sworn-in as the brand new PMAN Governor for Lagos State. She was additionally issued a certificates of return.