United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has expressed its willingness to partner with a Nigerian multi-concept firm, Open Way Global Concepts, in its One Million Books Project, which was designed to revive the dwindling reading culture among Nigerians. UNESCO Director Ydo Yao, in a confirmation letter sent to the organisers of the project, Open Way Global Concepts, disclosed that the international organisation will be giving technical partnership to the project.
“The project would certainly contribute to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goal 4 to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. “It would also promote the objective of the World Book and Copyright Day, celebrated every April 23.
“It is a symbolic date for the world to pay tribute to books and the authors who wrote them,” he said. Speaking on behalf of the organisers of the project, the Chief Executive Officer of OpenWay Global Concepts, Adesina Adetola, appreciated UNESCO for supporting the initiatives and called on others to do same. “It is no longer news that one of the greatest challenges facing this current age, militating against all round development in this part of the world is the continuous dwindling reading culture among the general populace. “The issue is becoming so alarming that not only that library is extremely becoming outdated, books are also fast disappearing on the shelves.”
