1972
It took nine years after the discord that stretched the period of Nigerian independence, before musicians with profound individual talent and determination came together again under one organization with the likes of late I.K Dairo, Victor Olaiya, Ebenezer Obey, Adeolu Akinsanya and Teddy Ibirama. They united on independence day but broke up in 1972.

1975
Ace drummer, Bayo Martins spearheaded the formation a musician’s association with Bobby Benson as the president and Martins as the secretary but personal differences separated them in 1975.

1977
Ghanaian Professor Kwanbena Nketia used the spirit of Festival of Black Art and Culture (FESTAC) to unite the Nigerian musicians with the formation of National music council of Nigeria (NMCN) but irreconcilable differences among top members dissolved the group

1982
King sunny Ade, Ebenezer Obey, Christy Essien Igbokwe and Sunny Okosun, converged to form P-MAN in 1984. The association principally sought to bring performers together in defense of their common interest, which borders on piracy and boot-legging. About the same time an attempt was made to resuscitate NUM but this time the union was called the national union of Nigerian (NUNM) with Roy Chicago as its patron.

LATE 80’s AND EARLY 90’s
NUM AND P-MAN emerged as the main bodies for musicians during this period and they were perpetually opposed to each other making the music industry appear to be a disorganized arena of quarrelsome colleagues and unhealthy rivalry but eventually NUM fizzled out leaving only P-MAN to take control.

THE BIRTH OF P-MAN
Christy Essien Igbokwe called a meeting to converge all musicians at King Sunny Ade’s Ariya nightclub, Jibowu and King Sunny Ade was unanimously elected as the president of PMAN.
Members of his committee were Emma Ogosi( Protem General Secretary) Christy Essien Igbokwe ( Treasurer) Terry Jackson Alumona( Administrative Secretary ). Sub-committee includes the technical committee headed by Laolu Akins with members like Chris Ajilo, Harry Moscow, Onyeka Onwenu, Lemmy Jackson and Obi Onyiola. The anti-piracy committee had the likes of Maliki Showman and Eunice Makos Animoku on board, while the publicity committee was headed by Funmi Adams and the Lijadu sisters were some members.

1986
Sunny Okosun took over as the president in 1986; he had served as King Sunny Ade’s vice president. Gathering enough funds to run P-MAN was gradually becoming a problem so he did not seek re-election.

1989
Tony Okoroji was installed as the next P-MAN president in 1989. The need to get further recognition for the association from the military government at that time was engineered by him. The Nigerian Music Awards (NMA) was held for three years. Top military functionaries attended the show, millions were realized and it looked like the association would get a magnificent plaza at the federal capital Territory Abuja after it had reportedly secured a parcel of land but all the money made remains a puzzle. Okoroji got a third term and he remains the longest serving P-MAN president.

1995
Okoroji handed over to his ally Funky Mallam Mustapha Amego, the first and only northerner to preside over the affairs of the association.

1997
Christy Essein Ibokwe, who had done two terms, was stopped from re-contesting for a third term by a court injunction instituted by her friend Terry Jackson Alumona.

2000
Christy handed over to King Sunny Ade. Frustrations led him out of the organization.

2002
Sunny Ade handed over to Femi Lasode.

2004
Charly Boy took over the office of the presidency of P-MAN. His dispensation promised to continue to fight piracy. Huge sums of performance fees were collected from corporate organizers of events that brought in foreign artistes but misappropriation and mal-administration crippled his government. As much as he achieved, controversies led to his arrest during the STAR MEGA JAM 2005 and before he was released his vice president Admiral Dele Abiodun had already taken over the presidency controversially for few days until another election was held to chose Charly Boy’s right hand man Bolaji Rosiji as president.

2005-2006
Bolaji Rosiji’s administration changed the P-MAN with the pay offs to MUSIC, CULTURE AND VALUES but he was highly criticized from all angles by the past administrations. With lot of effort put into achieving the new objectives, Bolaji Rosiji resigned office due to several efforts crippling his plan. The battle for who to take over the presidency of P-MAN continues in court within Admiral Dele Abiodun and Tee-mac for a long time that the entire music industry as lost interest in who would emerge winner. After over 51 years of trying to build a musical umbrella and over 24 years of P-MAN, they have failed in stopping piracy and achieving any meaningful goals. 

2009-
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, on the 20th march, declared Juju maestro Admiral Dele Abiodun as the duly elected President of the Performing Musician’s Employers Association of Nigeria (PMAN).

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