… As Shehu Sani becomes patron
Stories by Ibrahim Ramalan
The National Executive Council of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has approved conferment of fellowships to three deserving writers at its 35th Anniversary International Convention coming up from 27-30 October, 2016 at Abuja.
The recipients, according to a statement signed by the President of the association, Mallam Denja Abdullahi, are Dr Wale Okediran (past president and member of the ANA National Advisory Council), Prof Jerry Anthony Agada (Past President and Member of the ANA National Advisory Council) and to the late Captain Elechi Amadi (post-humous), while Senator Shehu Sani will be installed as a patron of the association.
“The fellowship is to be conferred on them for their dedicated service to the Association and proven contributions to the development of Nigerian literature. Also, Justice Mustapha Akanbi Foundation in Ilorin is to be installed as an honorary corporate member of the Association for its support to the activities of the Association for the past five years,” the statement read in part.
The investiture of fellows, honorary corporate member and patron will be done at the awards dinner of the convention happening on the 29th October, 2016.
The statement recalled that “Fellowships of ANA were last conferred in 2006 at the Association’s 25th Convention in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State and previous fellows are: Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, J P Clark, Mabel Segun, Labo Yari, T M Aluko, Kole Omotoso, Femi Osofisan, Ken Saro Wiwa, Odia Ofeimun, Abubakar Gimba, Mamman Jiya Vatsa, Olusegun Obasanjo, Dora Akunyili and Olu Obafemi.”
