Bayelsa State
Government is to build a film village as part of government’s drive to project
the state’s vast potentials to the outside world.
Governor Seriake
Dickson stated this at a state dinner held in honour of some
Nollywood stars who were in the state for a symposium on the prospects of
indigenous films in Nigeria at Government House, Yenagoa .
Consequently,
Governor Dickson expressed his administration’s intention to collaborate with
the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), to actualize the project to enable the
academy hold its activities annually in the state.
According to him, aside from the film village,
government is putting in place the necessary infrastructure such as good road
network , a boat club, golf course and other recreational facilities, that
could facilitate as well as enrich film production in Bayelsa State.
Governor Dickson
remarked that the Glory land Castle in Government House has been converted to a
six- star hotel, which he noted will be the first of its kind in the country
when completed.
Re-affirming his
administration’s commitment to make Bayelsa State a centre of excellence in the
Arts and Culture, the Governor urged
actors, actresses and film producers to take advantage of the peaceful and alluring
scenery of the state for their film production.
In her remarks, one
of the Nollywood stars, Miss Hilda Dokubo lauded Governor Dickson for his developmental
strides as well as enthroning a governance culture through the
institutionalization of transparency and accountability.
Miss Dokubo
thanked the Governor for organizing the symposium and urged other state
Governors to emulate the gesture.
Daniel
Iworiso-Markson
Chief
Press Secretary to the Governor of Bayelsa State.
06/09/2012
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