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Veteran comedian, Ali Baba has stated that Nigerian musicians have done more to raise national awareness than any official ambassador.
In a recent interview with Channels Television, He expressed concern that the entertainment industry has been disregarded in the government's economic policies despite entertainers' significant contributions.
Ali Baba referenced a Nigerian Economic Summit Group estimate that excluded the entertainment and creative industries, emphasizing the worldwide significance of the creative business.
He commended Burna Boy, stating that the artist had raised national consciousness more effectively than any ambassador.
He said: “Two years ago, the Nigerian Economic Summit Group looked into a forecast of the Nigerian economy in the next five years, and the entertainment and creative industry was not considered.
“A booklet of about 200 pages was done and the creative industry was not considered. The value of the creative industry in Nigeria is beyond the country.
“Burna Boy has done a lot more for Nigerian national awareness than any ambassador that has been posted to America, the UK, or any other place. So Nigerian artists are creating national awareness and making other countries know about us than any ambassador would have done.”
