Efe Omorogbe succeeds Tony Okoroji as new COSON Chairman

The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Now Muzik Limited Mr. Efe Omorogbe who is also a Co-Founder and Director of 960 Music Group has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON).

Better known as 2face idibia’s long-time manager, Omorogbe’s appointment was announced on Thursday, December 7, 2017, and he now takes over from former Chairman, Chief Tony Okoroji.

Reports say Omorogbe was appointed as the new Chairman after thorough deliberations by members of the COSON Board which lasted several hours at the COSON House.

COSON Director and Co – founder Naija Ninja, Dare ‘Baba Dee’ Fasasi was the first to comment about Omorogbe’s appointment when he said; ‘‘The change is occasioned by the need to reposition COSON and lead it to its new era. It is time to consolidate on our gains and ensure that we get the society to the place of our dreams.’’

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COSON Director, Obi Asika also thanked Chief Tony Okoroji for his relentless service during his time as COSON Chairman.

“On behalf of the Board and members of COSON, we want to thank Chief Tony Okoroji for his relentless service during his time as Chairman of this great society. It is on record that during the tenure of Chief Tony Okoroji, COSON made giant strides such as the commissioning of the magnificent COSON House; the first of its kind in the Nigerian music industry, the launch of COSON’s digital licensing platform, CLAP, amongst several other key projects,” he said.

Elected into the COSON Board on May 8, 2012, Omorogbe has served on the interim board at inception and has taken up roles in the struggle to institute far-reaching reforms within the Nigerian music industry in the areas of product packaging and pricing, collective administration, piracy control, general regulation and information management among others.

 

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