Stop acting, parading yourselves as ANA’s Spokesmen, Group warns Sulaiman Banma and Dada Korede

STOP ACTING, PARADING YOURSELVES AS ANA’S SPOKESMEN, GROUP WARNS SULAIMAN BANMA AND DADA KOREDE

The immediate past National Publicity Secretary (South) of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Wole Adedoyin who is also a member of the Bring Back ANA Movement has warned the duo of Mallam Sulaiman Banma and Mr. Dada Korede Sola to stop parading themselves as spokesmen of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), insisting that ANA is yet to get a new national EXCO.

According to Wole Adedoyin “I am surprised that Mallam Sulaiman Banma, the immediate past Chairman of Niger ANA whose tenure BM Dzukogi once described as empty and demoted, and Mr. Dada Korede Sola who did not record any meaningful achievement while he was acting as ANA Ogun Chairman are acting and parading themselves as ANA Spokesmen. The duo of Mallam Sulaiman Banma and Mr. Dada Korede Sola could not speak for the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) or use its logo and franchise without the authority and permission of the members of the incorporated trustees of the Association.

Wole Adedoyin recalled the release of the Prof. Jerry Agada-led committee earlier mandated by the ANA Advisory Council and the board of trustees to conduct an Emergency General Meeting and elections of a valid new national executive council which was to hold in Makurdi on the 28th of March 2020 before it was postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic ravaging the world. In the committee's release dated 26th March 2020 postponing the EGM / elections and signed by its Chairman, it was stated thus: " the committee wishes to remind all members, friends , associates and partners of ANA that for now, the Association has no elected executive committee until such a time when the election being postponed would have been conducted and those elected duly sworn in . Therefore, anyone who parades him/ herself as an elected national official of ANA should be ignored."

 “The duo of Mallam Sulaiman Banma and Mr. Dada Korede Sola are mainly card carrying members of ANA in both Niger and Ogun states respectively, therefore, any person acting or parading himself as spokesman of ANA out of the two is an impostor and such a person should be arrested for impersonation. I urge the public and members of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) to disregard any publication or press statement made by any of them.”

Wole Adedoyin finally urged all media houses to stop giving the duo of Mallam Sulaiman Banma and Mr. Dada Korede Sola any media support or assistance.