The Federal Government has pledged its total support for the successful hosting of the 2019 All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), scheduled to hold in Lagos from Nov.20 to Nov. 23.
Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, made the pledge on Sunday in a statement issued in Lagos.
He described AFRIMA as the biggest musical award in Africa adding that government has always supported the event and will continue to support it.
The theme of this year event is ”Feel Africa”.
Mohammed said: ”When you look at the All Africa Music Awards, it’s one of the biggest awards for the music industry in Africa, and what government has done in the past is to provide the enabling environment for the awards to take place.
”We provided support services for AFRIMA, we gave them the backing they need and I think it’s on record that the AFRIMA editions that have been held in Nigeria have been among the most successful.
”This year again, we are ready to partner AFRIMA professionally, give them the maximum support such as effective media coverage and also help them in reaching out to other critical stakeholders.”
The Information Minister noted that part of the successes recorded by Nigeria in hosting the music awards is because the country has relaxed its visa regime, with the visa on arrival policy, thus making it easier for people to come in.
AFRIMA, was first held in 2014, and was established in collaboration with the African Union (AU) to reward and celebrate musical talents and creativity in Africa.
