By Olaitan Ganiu
Bimbo Daramola, a federal lawmaker has said that Nigerian skit-makers are serving as clinical psychologists in the country, hence the value of their counselling must be encouraged.
Daramola made this statement at a press conference in Lagos, saying that skit-makers are redefining peoples’ happiness through their acts.
“Trust me, skit-makers are therapists. Short movies from artistes help break the boredom and help keep our sanity especially at this time when the negative narrative of hopelessness is strong,” he said.
Continuing Daramola who is now the MD of Bridge Concept said, “These young people make us laugh, happy and use skits creatively to satirically communicate the ills of the society to make our nation better beyond the jokes, snazzy, short witty audio-visual presentations,” he said.
For their impact on society, he revealed is the reason he instituted the first edition of the ‘Nigeria Skits Industry Festival and Award’ to celebrate skit makers in Nigeria.
“While it may be true that they (skit makers) provide content and have the capacity to reach millions, not many have connected themselves with the fact that many of these young Nigerians are persons who have found their talents and are resilient enough before becoming content creators, and certainly not just internet sensation.
“This was what informed our self-imposed duty to drive the crusade for the repositioning of the Skits sector of Nigerian entertainment and the individuals involved for more value and recognition that they have earned so that they can be more conscious of their worth and be inspired to do more .”
The maiden edition of the event which was scheduled for December 12 has been postponed till further notice due to the death of one of the organisers, Joshua Olorunfemi who is a Creative Director and Vice Chairman of the Awards Council.
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