Quality of events, Safety of entertainment halls and eradication of scammers remain the reasons for the announcement by the Ministry of Tourism.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism is concerned about the quality of events, the manner in which they are conducted and how much of local content is involved.
And the venue in which events are held; to avoid any form of building collapse and stampede as a result of over-crowding and unsafe structures.
In this era of fabricated tents with steel roofs, used as events halls, the safety of spectators is of great concern to the ministry, to avoid a possible collapse of building, especially with the high decibels of sound production transmitting through the mega speakers used in most entertainment events.
The ministry only want things to be organized properly so that people will not be using the ministry's name for racketeering and soliciting for funds without the ministry's endorsement.
However, the ministry believes that the entertainment/hospitality sectors in Rivers State still have noble entrepreneurs that have what it takes to compete, and should be encouraged and protected by government.
And therefore the ministry desires to know those behind each entertainment event, to ascertain ownership of the title they promote.
This is about due diligence, and the protection of the Port Harcourt entertainment market from scammers and pirates.
Finally, it's also important to state clearly that this notice is not about revenue drive, and it's strictly for entrepreneurs in the entertainment and hospitality industry, and does not affect weddings and birthdays as detractors have made the unsuspecting pubic to believe.
