A day after hosting 2023 BON Awards in Osun state, Governor Ademola Adeleke has unveiled his administration’s plan for the creative industry inclusive of entertainment, culture and tourism.

Hosting top stars of the Nol­lywood industry at his country home of Sunday, the state Gov­ernor opened up on his expan­sive agenda for the sector which involved hosting of several global standard events, creation of entertainment village in the three senatorial districts, infra upgrade of tourist sites, logistics support for Osun as a film loca­tions, cluster industry for craft sub-sector among others.

The Governor disclosed his intention to take advantage of the state’s global music stars such Davido and Bred to host global concerts and push towards an annual global Yoruba Heritage week to draw thousands of tour­ists from South America, Europe and North America.

According to Senator Adeleke who is now christened “a dancing and working Governor”, the plan also touches on the development of the hotel sector in terms of standardization and facilitation to secure and maintain high qual­ity service for global visitors and national visitors the state will be receiving starting from next year.

He described Nollywood as the uncelebrated booster of the national economy, assuring that his administration is prepared to collaborate with the iconic plat­form to deepen Osun as a global tourist destination.

Governor Adeleke narrated that his focus on infra upgrade in the last one year was to attract investors and the creative indus­try people to Osun, adding that ” we are working to make the roads motorable, the health cen­ters workable, the workers very happy, the water access very ac­cessible, the school facilities very conducive and security truly wa­ter tight.

” The entertainment sector is a huge money spinner. In other developed countries, national earnings run into billions of dollars. In Africa, Nollywood is a household name.”