As ANA Abuja prepares to hold it’s Annual Leadership Lecture, it is set to use the opportunity to honour a past National President of the association, Alhaji Abubakar Gimba who turns 57 on the day.
Abubakar Gimba is the author of numerous works of literature including Trail of Sacrifice, Witness to Tears, Sacred Apples, Letters to my Children, This Land of Ours, Footprints, Sunset for a Mandarin, Letter to the Muslim Fundamentalist and many more. He is a highly revered writer and public administrator whose works have earned him wide acclaim within and outside the shores of Nigeria.
With this year’s theme: DEMOCRACY, LITERATURE AND JUSTICE IN THE 21ST CENTURY NIGERIA, ANA Abuja hopes to use this lecture to re-open critical discourse on the intriguing interplay between literature, justice practice and the resultant emergence of sustainable democratic culture in our country, Nigeria.
The lecture which is slated for Tuesday 10th March by 4pm at the Cyprian Ekwensi Center for Arts and Culture is expected to have in attendance Nigerians from different walks of life.
The lecture will hold under the tripartite chairmanship of Senator Gbemisola Saraki (Co-chair, Democracy), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, the JAMB Registrar/CEO (Co-chair, Literature), Hajiya Bilkisu Bashir (Co-chair, Justice) while the President for Nigeria’s Senate, the Distinguish Senator David Bonaventure Mark will be the Special Guest of Honour.
This year’s lecture will be delivered by a Professor of Literature from Nassarawa State University, Keffi, Professor Ojima Umelo who is the Dean, Faculty of Arts of the University while the Keynote address will be delivered by the Ambassador of US to Nigeria, Ambassador Robin Sanders.
The event will also feature cultural displays and readings from Alhaji Gimba’s books and other selected writers in attendance to spice up the occasion.
Abubakar Gimba is the author of numerous works of literature including Trail of Sacrifice, Witness to Tears, Sacred Apples, Letters to my Children, This Land of Ours, Footprints, Sunset for a Mandarin, Letter to the Muslim Fundamentalist and many more. He is a highly revered writer and public administrator whose works have earned him wide acclaim within and outside the shores of Nigeria.
With this year’s theme: DEMOCRACY, LITERATURE AND JUSTICE IN THE 21ST CENTURY NIGERIA, ANA Abuja hopes to use this lecture to re-open critical discourse on the intriguing interplay between literature, justice practice and the resultant emergence of sustainable democratic culture in our country, Nigeria.
The lecture which is slated for Tuesday 10th March by 4pm at the Cyprian Ekwensi Center for Arts and Culture is expected to have in attendance Nigerians from different walks of life.
The lecture will hold under the tripartite chairmanship of Senator Gbemisola Saraki (Co-chair, Democracy), Professor Dibu Ojerinde, the JAMB Registrar/CEO (Co-chair, Literature), Hajiya Bilkisu Bashir (Co-chair, Justice) while the President for Nigeria’s Senate, the Distinguish Senator David Bonaventure Mark will be the Special Guest of Honour.
This year’s lecture will be delivered by a Professor of Literature from Nassarawa State University, Keffi, Professor Ojima Umelo who is the Dean, Faculty of Arts of the University while the Keynote address will be delivered by the Ambassador of US to Nigeria, Ambassador Robin Sanders.
The event will also feature cultural displays and readings from Alhaji Gimba’s books and other selected writers in attendance to spice up the occasion.
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