Emeka Ike Tells AGN That His Administration Would Demand Accountability.

The National President of Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Mr Emeka Ike, 

has assured actors that his administration will restructure the guild 

through legal reforms and capacity building.

He gave the assurance on Sunday in an interview in Abuja.
According to him, the image of the guild in the past has been 

abused by some individuals who want things done to suit their 

personal interests.

“We are working with the focus to reforming the legal 

agenda of the guild,’’ he said.
Ike also alleged that the AGN, as an association, had what he called

 “so much legal misalignment.

“These were mistakes that the guild need to use the 

court to straighten out. Today, actors can be assured 

that the operations of the guild are in line with laid down regulations.’’
He claimed that his administration had achieved 90 per 

cent in that regard, insisting that his administration would 

demand accountability from any individual that sidetracked 

funds for the guild.

According to him, that training and capacity building for 

members will facilitate the development of the guild.
Ike also said that the welfare of members was paramount 

to the leadership of the guild.

“We are talking to television stations to pay royalty 

to actors on every of their movies televised.
“Presently we are putting everything in place 

to ensure Bank Verification Numbers for our artists 

and for those that don’t have it, we assist them.

“This is for them to be on the statistics data base of the 

bank where their royalty can be paid and they will get 

their pay anywhere they are,’’ Ike said.
He observed that it was not right for actors to roam the 

streets of the country’s major cities seeking for means of survival.

He, therefore, called on the Minister for Information, 

Alhaji Lai Mohammed, relevant stakeholders and the 

public to support Nigerian actors.