The Kano State Censors Board (KSCB) will now consider the renewal of licences of film and entertainment-related practitioners in the state as against an outright revocation earlier announced by the board.
This is contained in a statement signed by the National Publicity Secretary of the Motion Pictures Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MOPPAN), Al-Amin Ciroma.
The statement quoted the National President of MOPPAN, Ahmad Sarari, as saying that it is in the best interest of the board not to revoke licences of stakeholders in Kannywood but instead consider renewal of the licences and other related matters in order to foster a workable and unending relationship with players in the industry.
It added that federal and state laws should work in harmony and not in contradiction with one another.
Recall that TCN had reported how the Executive Secretary of the KSCB, Abba el-Mustapha, announced the withdrawal of the operational licences of all actors and actresses, including musicians, directors and producers in Kannywood in a bid to sanitise the industry and ensure proper documentation.
“The decision also affects all the singers and other entertainers in the Kannywood industry; they must renew their licenses, and we are going to fetch out the bad eggs among them, El-Mustapha had announced on Freedom Radio on Saturday.
