The royal palace of
the Olubadan of Ibadan, His Majesty, Oba Saliu Akanmu Adetunji was a beehive of
activities on Wednesday, September 7, 2016 as the leadership of Copyright Society
of Nigeria (COSON) invaded the ancient city of Ibadan for the Stakeholder’s
Forum scheduled to hold in the state on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the
prestigious Kakanfo Inn and Conference Centre, Ibadan.
The visit by the
team to the revered palace of the Olubadan was led by COSON Chairman, Chief
Tony Okoroji, COSON General Manager, Mr. Chinedu Chukwuji, and included several
COSON Directors, namely: Azeezat Allen, Baba Dee Fasasi, Alhaji Sikiru Agboola,
Mr Joel Ajayi, and joined by ace comedian cum artiste, Koffi Idowu Noel.
Addressing His
Majesty, Chief Okoroji stated that the team had come to pay homage to the king
before embarking on the big forum in the state. He also used the opportunity to
convey the well wishes of the Nigerian music industry.
Chief Okoroji went
further to say that despite the nation facing serious trials due to the
economic situation; the creative energy of the Nigerian people represents a way
out for our economy. The COSON Chairman called for a creative and intellectual
property revolution in Nigeria, so that the creative, cultural and inventive
capacity of the Nigerian people can be fired up for a new knowledge economy,
based on Nigeria’s well known ingenuity. The Chairman also informed His Royal Majesty
that after the stakeholder’s forum, the COSON team will be at the University of
Ibadan on Friday, September 9, 2016 to engage with the students on the features
of the new knowledge economy. The event which will take place at the Faculty
Arts, Library building is being greatly anticipated.
In response to the
speech of Chief Okoroji, the Olubadan, HRM Oba Saliu Adetunji took time out to
commend COSON for the tremendous work that the society is doing, while also
reminding the COSON team that he had previously fought the menace alongside
some of the people in the music industry in the past. He noted that eradicating
piracy was a collective effort the nation must make at this time, which
requires the contribution of all. The Olubadan called on the different law
enforcement agencies in the country and the federal and state governments to
give serious attention to the issues of intellectual property as the nation
seeks to diversify its economy.
The COSON team had
earlier visited Fresh 105.9 FM, owned by a COSON member and ace gospel songwriter
and performer, Mr. Yinka Ayefele, who welcomed the team and promised to act as
a mouth piece of the organization to the public, while noting that his station
will strive to always inform others on the essence of copyright protection.
The last point of
call was the visit to Splash 105.5 FM, where Chief Tony Okoroji, Azeezat Allen,
Baba Dee and Koffi ‘tha guru’ Idowu Noel, went on air to sensitize the public
about Copyright and also serve up a reminder for the stakeholders forum to hold
at Kakanfo Inn & Conference Centre, and also meet with the board members,
where Splash FM was congratulated for being one of the royalty paying
organizations in the country.
On the COSON train
to Ibadan were COSON’s Chairman
and Intellectual Property activist, Chief Tony Okoroji; COSON’s General
Manager, Mr. Chinedu Chukwuji, COSON Directors, Azeezat Allen and Baba Dee
Fasasi, Mr Joel Ajayi, Alhaji Sikiru Agboola; and ace comedian cum artiste,
Koffi Idowu Noel, Mr Chinedu Okereke, Mr Vincent Adawaisi, Mr Isa Aruna, Mr Tolulope
Balogun, among others.
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