with the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON).
According to a statement released by his reps,
Okposo's decision to leave COSON is due to what
he says is the lack of transparency and
accountability on the part of the collective
management organization. The Gospel singer wants
COSON to stop collecting royalties and acting on
his behalf with immediate effect.
'I, Sammie Okposo, a proud Nigerian artiste wishes
to notify the general public and all stakeholders
alike that I have stopped being a member of
COSON', he said in a statement released this week.
Okposo's exit comes weeks after the Broadcast
Organisation of Nigeria (BON) and Independent
Broadcast Association of Nigeria (IBAN)
pronounced a ban on the airing of the musical works
of 96 musicians including Okposo.
Okposo has also called for the registration of
another CMO with a view to breaking the monopoly
currently being enjoyed by COSON.
Meanwhile COSON has responded to Okposo's
statement saying that he will still return to COSON.
'With time Gospel Singer, Sammie Okposo will
realize that there are few Nigerian institutions that
are run with a level of transparency, accountability
and professionalism available at COSON and he
will return to the fold', Chinedu Chukwuji said in
a statement sent to NET.
According to Mr Chukwuji', 'Sammie has not
availed himself the opportunity of visiting the
COSON office and is clearly unfamiliar with the
quality of personnel, the technology and processes
put to work at COSON'.
Mr Chukwuji also said that COSON has not
received any resignation letter from Okposo.
Culled from NET
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