Literature
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Literature
Writers are the most important people ? Maku
The Honourable Minister of Information and Communication, Mr. Labaran Maku, has described writers as the most important people.
He made the statement in a parley with members of the Nasarawa State chapter of Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, when they paid him a courtesy visit in his office recently.
According to the minister, writers are so important because writing is crucial to human civilization. ?Because of their roles as chroniclers of the people?s history and culture writers live as long as time. William Shakespeare wrote about kings that existed centuries ago. These kings are long gone but his writings on them remain.?
He expressed concern about the prevailing poor reading culture, lamenting that nowadays children are trapped in internet, playing video games and watching pornography, with little or no time for reading even though the internet is rich with books.
?We must return to the era of reading and writing, because without writers no one will tell the African story. We encourage writers to write. We also encourage reading because if we write and it is not read the books will only gather dust.?
Speaking earlier, the leader of the delegation and Chairman of the Nasarawa state chapter of ANA, Malam Albishak, explained that the courtesy call was aimed at briefing the minister on the reading campaign currently being organized in the state by the chapter.
According to him, the reading campaign tagged ANA/Yusuf Ali Schools? Literary Awareness Campaign, has kick started in Akwanga and the grand finale would take place in Lafia before the end of the October.
He further explained that the campaign featuresdistribution of books to secondary schools, reading competition among students.
The campaign, sponsored by an Ilorin-based lawyer, Barrister Yusuf Ali, is a nationwide campaign carried out by 15 state chapters of ANA, including Abia, Abuja, Ebonyi, Enugu, Ondo, Kaduna, Kogi, Kwara, Nasarawa, Niger, Ogun, Osun, Oyo, Taraba, and Rivers.
Malam Albishak said the chapter hopes to promote reading culture and produce future Nobel Prize winner in the state through the campaign. He solicited the minister?s assistance to augment Ali?s effort as the programme was capital intensive.
The minister pledged to assist the chapter both morally and financially, assuring that media houses like NTA and FRCN would cover the reading campaign.
In his word; ?NTA will partner with you beyond this reading campaign by dedicating at least a 30-minute programme to literary programme per week. And for start, we are donating N500,000 to assist in the Yusuf Ali reading campaign.?
- Kaduna Ana October Lecture: A Weekend Of Literary Carnival
For the Kaduna State chapter of Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, October of every year is a literary carnival ? writing competition, reading sessions, poetry performances, lecture and a host of other exciting activities. This year is no exception;...
- Niger State: The Making Of A Literary Capital
Once upon a time the area known today as Niger State was famous mainly for its strategic position as a major railway station that drew together people from diverse ethnic groups. But the literary revolution, which began with Abubakar Imam?s legendary...
- Umaisha Unleashes His Hoodlums On The Public
Hoodlums, a collection of short stories by Sumaila Isah Umaisha, an Associate Editor with the New Nigerian Newspapers, and Chairman of the Kaduna State Chapter of Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, was presented to the public in Abuja,...
- Zaynab Alkali Chats With Kasu Students
AS part of the regular interactive sessions for its students, the Department of English and Drama, Faculty of Arts, Kaduna State University, Kaduna, hosted Zaynab Alkali, last week. Zaynab is the first Northern Nigerian woman novelist in English language...
- Celebrating Jp Clark?s Glowing Achievements
Recently, the Association of Nigerian Authors, ANA, held a two-day colloquium on the 50 years of JP Clark?s writings in Lagos. In this interview at the event, the President of the association, Dr. Jerry Agada, spoke about the occasion, its shortcomings...