Story BY JONATHAN THOMPSON.
Flagbearer of the NDC, John Dramani Mahama has promised to implement progressive policies for the Creative Arts industry if he win this year’s elections.
He was speaking at a policy dialogue with stakeholders in the Creative Arts industry to capture the concerns of stakeholders and industry players to be put into the NDC 2024 Manifesto.
The event brought together players in the Creative industry such as actors, musicians, artists and investors.
Mr. Mahama acknowledged the Creative industry’s potential to create millions of job opportunities for Ghanaians and the need for government to invest massively in the sector.
He promised that an NDC administration will make provisions in the budget for the Creative Arts.
He decried the disappointing financial state of Creative professionals in the country and promised to set up a Film Village that will have all the resources and equipments needed for Creative productions at a very low cost.
He also said his administration will establish a special fund for the aged in the Creative Arts so that old and retired musicians, actors and other Creatives will have a financial bed to cushion them in their old age.
The NDC Leader also promised to provide a Television channel on the Digital Terrestrial Television Network sole dedicated to events organised by and in the Creative Arts industry.
He said this special channel, when created, will stream entertainment events like music concerts and award programmes live and anyone who wants to watch will have to pay via digital means to get access to the event.
According to Mr. Mahama, the channel will serve as a source of income generation for the industry. The channel will be America’s BET channel version in Ghana.
