Information reaching Rextun City Updates news desk indicates that a new national president has emerged for the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA). He is Dr Usman Oladipo Akanbi.
Sources disclosed that Dr Akanbi defeated his closest contender, Hajia Farida Adamu Muhammed, the outgoing Vice President of the Association to clinch the presidency in an election held on Saturday at the Mamman Vasta Writers Village Mpappe, Abuja.
Kwara born Usman Oladipo Akanbi lectures at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria; and has been a past Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Kwara State chapter.
Akanbi holds a PhD in Agric Economics, and has at most periods of his adult life, consciously pursued his professional and writing careers simultaneously.
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His passion for the literatures has over the years manifested in the numerous published works to his credit. His latest effort, “Connecting With My Past” published by Rextun Publishing Co is a mid life memoir that has been described as “a literary piece that is entertaining and historically informative”.
Dr Akanbi is an entrepreneur and founder of Imodoye Writers Enclave which is famous for hosting an all expenses paid annual writers residency program in Ilorin, Kwara State Nigeria.
Other members of the newly elected National Executive team of the Authors body include: the winner of this year’s NLNG Prize for Literature, Dr Obari Gomba, Vice President; Dr Joan Oji, National General Secretary; Mal. Abdur-Rahman Adebayo (ARA) Aderinoye, Assistant Gen. Secretary; Mike Assoh (Legal Adviser), Stella Toruemi (Treasurer), Keyna Eshika (Financial Secretary), Stephen Kekeghe (Auditor), Matthew Odono (PRO South), Bala Nagidi (PRO North), Maik Ortserga (Ex-Officio 1) and Chimankpa Ogbueri (Ex Officio 2).
