Major stakeholders in the Yoruba movie industry, at the weekend, in Ikorodu, Lagos, announced the birth of a new association named Theatre Arts & Movie Practitioners Association of Nigeria (TAMPAN), after several hours of deliberation.
According to reports, when the meeting resumed, Adebayo Salami and Jide Kosoko, both past presidents of ANTP, used their veto powers to set up a National Working Committee (NWC) charged with the responsibilities to, among other functions, register the newly formed and adopted association with the Corporate Affairs Commission.
Already, the list of members in the various states and National Working Committees of the yet- to-be registered association is trending on WhatsApp and Blackberry.
Members of the respective states’ working committees are expected to elect their chairmen among themselves.
The National Working Committee comprises the gladiators who have been in the forefront of the clamour for change in the industry.
The NWC’s list includes Yemi Solade, Ebun Oloyede, Toyosi Adesanya, Ronke Ojo, Yomi Fash-Lanso, Akeem Alimi, Femi Adebayo, Feso Oyewole and Lanre Odeajo.
Some of the notable actors approved as advisers are Adebayo Salami, Jide Kosoko, Yinka Quadri, Lanre Hassan and Adewale Rasaq.
A new date and venue will be announced soon for the maiden general meeting of members.
TAMPAM is said to have received the blessings of major marketers and distributors in Idumota as well as leading directors and producers.
TheNation
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