Sanwo-Olu Suspends Executive Secretary Over 5% Levy On Audio And Visual Contents Of Physical And Digital Platforms

Sanwo-Olu has dismissed Executive Secretary Over 5%, Levy, On Audio, And Visual Contents.

News Rain gathered that Lagos State Government has declared that there is no levy on Audio and Visual contents of all Physical and Digital Platforms in Lagos State.

The State’s Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso in a statement on Friday said: “The Executive Secretary, Lagos State Film and Video Censors Board, Mr. Bamidele Balogun, is said to have announced a 5% levy. The Government hereby dissociates itself from the said announcement in the media.”

Omotoso further stated that: “The Executive Secretary, who was not authorized to make such an announcement, has been suspended, pending an administrative inquiry.”

Why Sanwo-Olu Suspends Executive Secretary On Audio And Visual Contents 

The state government reiterated that: “The fifth pillar of the THEMES Agenda, the development policy of this Administration, is Entertainment and Tourism. Practitioners are partners in our effort to ensure that Lagos State remains Africa’s leader in entertainment.”

“The Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu Administration is not insensitive to the fact that the industry has been badly hit by the effects of the COVID -19 pandemic and empathizes with this and other sectors of the economy. All stakeholders in the Entertainment Industry are advised to disregard the said publication.” He said