November 12, (THEWILL) – Nigerian musician, Pretty Okafor who was re-elected president of The Performing Musicians Employers’ Association Of Nigeria (PMAN) has revealed why some young artists are reluctant to join the association.
He said, “The younger generation of artists do not want to join PMAN because they believe that the association will have authority over them. That is why the association cannot help them in times of crisis. We cannot use members’ dues to serve non-members.
“As for our veteran members, there are programmes put in place to secure them even when they are retired. Some of them receive royalties as members of the Musical Copyright Society of Nigeria. As for the ones who are up to 65 years, they receive a monthly pension from PMAN.”
The singer, who faced no opposition at the just concluded PMAN election, clinched victory with a total of 50 votes, as announced by the electoral chairman during the PMAN’s national conference in Lagos State. Additionally re-elected were 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 General Secretary. In the same vein, popular singer and talking drummer, Aralola Olamuyiwa, aka Ara, was sworn-in as the new PMAN Governor for Lagos State. She was also issued a certificate of return.
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