Northern writers hold summit in Borno
— 20th July 2018
Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri
The Northern Nigeria Writers are holding their national conference in Maiduguri, Borno State capital to elicit interest in the growth of literature and reading in the northern region.
Chairman of the occasion and
President, Nigerian Academic of Letters, Prof Olu Obafemi in his remarl said the Maiduguri conference was the 4th edition of the writers summit. “Since the forum began, we have been lucky with support from the political class. From the first one in Minna, Niger State in 2008,” he disclosed.
He said the edition holding in Maiduguri should harp on literature as a tool for social transformation. “This is the task beforr us,” he said.
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