ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND DEVELOPMENT ePUBLICATION *Promoting the three Bottom lines*
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| One of the National Monuments |
Recently the Plateau State Government under the leadership of Barr Caleb Mutfwang, the Governor unveiled what most development practitioners, economic analysts and public commentators in the state consider a socio-economic transformation agenda.
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| PDAM Dance Group digging it out in style |
Dancers, Medical Doctors, lawyers, Accountants, Engineers, marketers, Pharmacists, Soldiers, Police, bricklayers, Tailors, and the likes impact life in different ways using the knowledge and skills of their respective areas of calling or profession.
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Scoreline was on ground when the Governor of Plateau state, Barr Caleb Mutfwang unveiled the Jos Family Christmas 2024 Festival tagged “the beautiful experience”. The unveiling event held Monday, October 14, 2024 in Jos, the state capital.
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| Shadez the dancer |
What do they have in common: Gideon Gambo (Spinoza), Ibrahim Mohammad-amin Mohammed (Shadez), Ediale Oriwoh (Eddy), Jabir Husseini (King Jaja), Steady Ateli and Hephzibah Christopher (Hephzidance)?
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| Hard work, commitment, experience and intelligence at work |
Stories of battles fought, won or loss, the effects and remedies in the now and future, the consequences, responses and reactions that followed the visits and message of emissaries and harbingers of war and the peace efforts, processes and resolutions that trail them are told through dance. Similarly, various forms of reconciliations; conflicts, abuses and the nature of engagements: peace building, peace enforcement and peace maintenance operations of different times are also told through dance. Stories of love, hatred and intimidation, harassment and denial; the good, the bad and ugly leadership and governance systems are sometimes revealed by choreographers in dance formats designed by them for public performance by dancers in arts theaters: open or closed, formal or informal; at the community arenas, family compounds and halls of different kinds and sizes.
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| PDAM: a dance group in Jos, Plateau state, on stage |
Interesting, special and unique, passion driven and impact oriented are some of the emotions that followers and admirers of dance, a serious job creation and wealth generation instrument that has been deliberately and seriously neglected, abandoned and seemingly rejected in Nigeria for years. The fact that dance is under the big umbrella of entertainment and a major component of the constantly rising creative industry did not change this narrative.