The National president of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Alhaji Abubakar Sanusi Yakubu, has urged members to support ongoing reforms and strategic partnerships initiated by his administration in the direction of strengthening the guild and safeguarding the general pursuits of Nollywood actors.
He made the decision whereas addressing actors on the guild’s Abuja Stars and Veterans Interactive Session held in the course of the weekend on the AGN National Headquarters in Abuja to focus on and chart a standard entrance for the event of the guild.
According to Yakubu, who assumed workplace in January 2026, his administration has a dedication to present visionary and clear management that may unite members, restore confidence and reposition the guild as a stronger and professionally revered establishment.
He confused that’s administration got here into workplace with a transparent imaginative and prescient encapsulated in our Five- Point Agenda, which is concentrated on unity and reconciliation; skilled welfare and safety for each actor; capability improvement and worldwide alternatives for members; strategic partnerships and business development; and institutional reforms that can strengthen the guild for generations to come.
“I am pleased to report that, within this short period, we have recorded encouraging progress. We have restored confidence in the guild through engagement and reconciliation, strengthened relationships with government institutions and corporate organizations.”
He added that, ”we’ve got expanded worldwide collaborations, attracted strategic partnerships, elevated the worldwide visibility of AGN, commenced reforms aimed toward enhancing our operations, and initiated programmes that can create better alternatives for our members at dwelling and overseas.”
While urging members to be part of arms along with his administration to construct on the nice basis already laid, the AGN helmsman mentioned,”These achievements belong to all of us. They are proof that once we stand collectively, the unattainable turns into potential”.
“However, distinguished colleagues, our work has only just begun.If we truly desire to elevate acting from a passion to a fully protected profession, we must move beyond conversations. We must build institutions that will outlive us,” he added.
The AGN boss additionally referred to as for a legislative framework that can reposition the guild as a statutory skilled physique of Nigerian actors.
According to him, such legislative backing will institutionalise normal contractual frameworks, defend actors from exploitation, and legally implement a structured regulatory atmosphere throughout Nollywood.
He mentioned a proper laws handed by the National Assembly would assure actors entry to normal contracts, mental property protections, royalties, and residual funds for his or her distributed works.
Yakubu added that such legislative backing would additionally empower the guild to introduce obligatory licensing for practitioners, forestall quackery and guarantee all working actors are certain by skilled codes of conduct.
“One of the greatest assignments before us is to secure legislative backing through an act of parliament for our profession and our guild.This is not merely an administrative exercise, it is the future of every Nigerian actor,” he mentioned.
Yakubu mentioned the guild was having an ongoing revalidation train for members, and urged members to replace their data and acquire official id playing cards to strengthen the nationwide database and guarantee skilled recognition.
He emphasised that correct knowledge assortment helps the guild plan successfully for member welfare and security towards exploitation.
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