By Ahmad Umar
Gombe (Nigeria)- Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN) has appealed to Gombe state government in northeast of the country to support the state chapter towards tackling youth restiveness in the state.
National Vice President of Guild, Northeast zone, Marshal Johnson made the appeal Wednesday at the maiden conference of the chapter held in Gombe.
“The Gombe state chapter now exist. It has leadership and a mandate. What will help now is for the state government to locate and encourage these ones because many youths who are idle are talented.
“There is no wasted human being, God did not create any wasted human being; AGN is ready to use the talents of those seen as wasted and make them responsible respected members of the society.
“They (government) should not give AGN money, they should invest in AGN for returns and it will come naturally.
“If for instance the government puts a hundred million into AGN, I believe that in the next six months, it would recoup that money in three folds without going outside the country.”
He said AGN is a marketable product with the capacity to employ millions of persons of all ages and put food on their tables if they are actually willing.
He therefore called on members of the state chapter to exploit the untapped areas of exhibiting their talents in order to catch the eyes of the world and excel
Marshal vowed to ensure through his leadership, to change the fortunes of Gombe chapter within the next one year.
Chairman, AGN, Gombe state chapter, Mr. Habu Gimba applauded the restoration of peace and unity at the national level of the Guild saying the state chapter had been bedevilled by this problem and others since coming on board in 2005.
Jimmy Lot, the Secretary of the Zone and Chairman of Adamawa Chapter, called on members to be patient as their time would always come, even as he insists on creativity.
He noted that the security problems in the zone had been a major problem affecting it in various ways.
He however assured that there will be a turn-around in the fortunes of the industry in the zone sooner than expected.
