It was indeed a gathering of Kannywood’s most influential
and prominent entertainment practitioners in Kano on Sunday September 21th,
2014 at the Nigerian Entertainment Industry Lecture Series (NEILS) organized
Nigerian Entertainment Industry Health Insurance Scheme (NEIHIS) convention to
herald the eventual roll out of the scheme from the northern region of the
country.
The event which held at the General Ramat Murtala Conference
Hall in Ni’imah Hotel, Kano had in attendance renowned artistes and actors like;
Sani Danja, Ibrahim Abdullahi, Tumba Bubukan, Aisha Ibrahim, representatives
from the Arewa Film Makers Association of Nigeria (AFMAN) led by the President,
Abdullahi Sani, representatives from Guild of Directors led by the President,
Nasir Gwangwazo, representatives from Guild of Directors led by the President,
Aminu Sara and many others. It was indeed one of the biggest gatherings of
entertainment stakeholders from that region.
Officials from two of the three partner HMOs for the scheme;
Healthcare International and United Healthcare gave an insight via multimedia
projections into the benefits of health insurance as well as the uniform and
customized plans (standard and Ultra) for the Nigerian Entertainment Industry
Health Insurance Scheme (NEIHIS) after the welcome address and speech by the
initiators led by Mr. Seun Apara.
Attendees took turns to ask several mind boggling questions
they had concerning the workings of the scheme and were all adequately
responded to. They were also provided with educative materials in the form of
brochures, pamphlets etc.
The major stakeholders who were present at the convention
lauded the initiative and were particularly fascinated that it was specifically
customized to meet the health need of all entertainment industry practitioners
nationwide no matter where they practiced. It was also very well received as a
welcome and positive development towards putting an end to the degrading
incidences of prominent artistes and actors appealing publicly for funds to
cater to their heavy medical bills under emergency situations.
The President of Arewa Film Makers of Nigeria (AFMAN), Mr.
Abdullahi Sani who was one of the panelists described the scheme as the best
innovation so far to safeguard the future of the Nigerian entertainment
industry. “On behalf of all the members of Arewa Film Makers that constitute
the Northern film industry in Nigeria popularly known as Kannywood, I want to
thank NEILS for this brilliant initiative and pledge that all our members and
in extension, the whole film community in Kannywood will come under the
scheme”. The Presidents of Guild of Directors, Mr. Aminu and that of Producers
Associations of Nigeria, Mr. Nasir Gwangwazo who were both part of the
panelists also took turns to applaud the scheme and pledge the full support of
the entire entertainment practitioners in the North. Season actor and musician,
Sani Danger who gave the welcome address said he’s happy this is happening in
his time. “I don’t think any same human should ignore this brilliant initiative
that will collectively safe guard our future. I remember how we lost a
particular actor not too long ago because of a little amount less than N50,
000. This is our future and we all must all embrace it”.
A three man committee was immediately set up to liaise with
the NEILS secretariat (conveners of the convention) to relate the information
and coordinate effectively the enrollment of all Kannywood practitioners as
soon as possible.
Since the flag off edition of the NEILS organized Nigerian
Entertainment Industry Health Insurance Convention which held at the Eko Hotel
and Suites in Victoria Island on the 22nd of July 2014, a nationwide
sensitization has begun to educate and better inform practitioners on the
immense benefits of enrolling under the Nigerian Entertainment Industry Health
Insurance Scheme (NEIHIS) especially as it will guarantee them automatic access
to the Nigerian Entertainment Industry Health Trust Fund (NEIHTF) being set up
in extreme cases of medical care. NEILS executives were also in Abeokuta, Ogun
State and Ibadan, Oyo State last week to take part in the national executives
meeting of Theatre Arts & Movie Practitioners of Nigeria (TAMPAN) and
Association of Nigerian Theater-Arts Practitioners (ANTP) respectively as part of
the ongoing nationwide sensitization of the entertainment industry.
The Nigerian Entertainment Industry Health Insurance Scheme
(NEIHIS) is also part of the main features of the 11th Abuja International Film
Festival currently holding in Abuja. The coordinator of NEIHIS, Mr. Seun Apara
is expected to speak in the segment ‘New Innovations in Nollywood’ to further
educate the industry on the workability of NEIHIS. Other panelists in that
session are Bond Emeruwa (MD Nollywood Workshop & Gist), Engr. Elvis Obaseki
( CEO Chapters TV), Mr. Sola Fajobi (MD E-Force) and Pastor Cyprian Orakpo. A
strong delegation of NEILS is currently in Abuja.
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