The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has fixed March 28, 2020 to elect its next national officials.
A memo signed by Chairman, Electoral Committee, Prof. Jerry Agada, said the the election will hold in Markudi, Benue state.
The election was supposed to hold last year during the association’s 36th annual convention in Enugu, but was cancelled due to lack of agreement on voting patern.
Following the cancellation, the National Advisory Council set up an electoral committee headed by Agada to work out a modality for the election.
Other members of the committee are: Odia Ofeimun, Prof. Olu Obafemi, Prof. Mary Nwoye, Remi Raji, Wale Okediran and Prof. Akachi Ezeigbo.
On the day of the election, the committee has ruled that only qualified delegates will be allowed into the venue, relying on the list of delegates pre-forwarded by chairmen of state chapters.
Advising non-delegates to stay away from the election venue to avoid being embarrassed, the committee clarified that delegates shall bear the cost of their participation
The committee added that, “These are not the best of times for ANA, the Committee therefore, appeals to all members to please put the overall interest of the Association above every other. The Committee particularly appeals for the cooperation and support of all delegates towards the success of this election to take ANA out of the embarrassing situation it finds itself. It is the prayer of the Committee that God grants all delegates safe trip to and from the venue of the election.”
