Intellectual property way out of youth unemployment – Musician
Intellectual
property way out of youth unemployment – Musician
By
Ozioruva Aliu
BENIN CITY – A United States
of America (USA) based Nigerian musician, Adesotu Wogherien, aka BBO2 has said
revenue from intellectual property is a way out of youth unemployment in
Nigerian describing the Afrobeat genre of music as a billion dollars industry
waiting to be tapped by youths in Nigeria.
He stated this in Benin City, Edo State, while briefing
journalists on his new record label called Big Manity music which he said would
be used to launch young Nigerians into the music industry as part of his contribution
to the society.
Wogherien said “When a
president is elected in Nigeria, he will be asking for oil money. Today,
intellectual property is big wealth. Somebody can write a song that will fetch
him or her millions of dollars that will take care of generations.”
He said he got inspiration to go into singing in Edo language
while on a flight to Nigeria that was diverted. “One of these days I boarded a
flight from Boston to Lagos, and when the plane got to Lagos, the pilot
announced that we have ten minutes, but rather after spending 30 minutes, we
were taken to Ghana, where we stayed for three days and there in
Ghana I met a pastor, who prayed for me and commissioned me to go
to Nigeria and sing a gospel song in Edo language.
“Afrobeat music is an industry worth billions of
dollars, that is waiting to be tapped, and who is going to tap it, it is our
youths in Edo and Nigeria as a whole. Years back, wealth was measured by number
of wives and children, but today intellectual property is big wealth.
“For our music talent hunts, we are going to start
from Edo State and then we move on to Lagos. I am here to put up the structure
that is lacking in this part of the world, this structure will benefit youths
in Nigeria.
He said the Big Manity Music label would ensure that every artist
signed will be paid his dues, because his plan is to help in removing the
Nigerian youth from the street.
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