ANA LEADERSHIP ARRIVES ENUGU
AHEAD OF 38 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION
The
national leadership of the Association of Nigerian Authors(ANA), led by Denja
Abdullahi arrived Enugu State Tuesday,29th October, ahead of the 38 editing of
ANA International Convention in Enugu.
President
Denja Abdullahi,who arrived alongside the National Vice President, Camilus Uka
and Secretary, Ofonime Inyang were welcomed by the Enugu State chairman of the organization,
Comrade Zulu Ofoelue.
Without
resting, they took off immediately after arrival to visit ANA elders in the
state, including Dr Ifeoma Okoye, author of ‘Men Without Ears’ and ‘Beyond the
Cloud’, and Prof Anezi Okoro, author of ‘The Village Headmaste’ and ‘One Week,
One Trouble’.
Over
600 top authors, literary critics, journalists, reviewers and other
stakeholders in the writing industry from across the world will be part of the
Convention, which begins tomorrow, October 31, to November 3.
People
like Prof Wole Soyinka, Prof Ernest Emenyonu, HRM Prof Chukwuemeka Ike, Nnedi
Okoroafor, Prof Olu Obafemi, Prof Anezi Okoro, Dr. Wale Okediran, Dr Jerry
Agada, Prof. Remi Raji and Prof JP Clark are just a few of those expected to be
in Enugu.
It
will be a homecoming, as this is the first ANA Convention to hold in Enugu
State since it was founded in University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) by the late
Professor Chinua Achebe.
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