In order to rebrand, restructure and reposition Literature through her organisation, the Association of Nigeria Authors, re-elected Femi Onileagbon as chairman.
The election and congress, which was held at the Artistes Village in National Theatre, Iganmu Lagos at the weekend, was titled Free Publication Seminar for her members.
According to the new chairman of ANA Lagos, Mr Femi, having been up the road for eight years, his love for the organisation has not waned. "I am driven by a burning passion to see that ANA Lagos becomes the most vibrant ANA branch in the country and an Association that stands as a major player in the scheme of things in Lagos state," he added.
Among other things, Femi promised to build structures that will live beyond the terms of executive councils; find a functional secretariat, create an active board of trustees; revive guilds created during the tenure of Folu Agoi; literary festivals to promote the growth of literature in the state and will reach out to bodies and embassies.
"ANA Lagos has a great bank of brains and connections that have virtually been untapped for years. My goal is to consistently borrow from this bank in order to make ANA a powerful and a true mother to all authors in Nigeria," Femi assured.
Some of the dignitaries, who witness and conducted the election, included Former chairman, ANA Lagos, Folu Agoi; Omenka 1 of Akumazu Kingdom, Mr Lari Williams and the National Assistance Secretary General, Mature Okoduwa.
The election and congress, which was held at the Artistes Village in National Theatre, Iganmu Lagos at the weekend, was titled Free Publication Seminar for her members.
According to the new chairman of ANA Lagos, Mr Femi, having been up the road for eight years, his love for the organisation has not waned. "I am driven by a burning passion to see that ANA Lagos becomes the most vibrant ANA branch in the country and an Association that stands as a major player in the scheme of things in Lagos state," he added.
Among other things, Femi promised to build structures that will live beyond the terms of executive councils; find a functional secretariat, create an active board of trustees; revive guilds created during the tenure of Folu Agoi; literary festivals to promote the growth of literature in the state and will reach out to bodies and embassies.
"ANA Lagos has a great bank of brains and connections that have virtually been untapped for years. My goal is to consistently borrow from this bank in order to make ANA a powerful and a true mother to all authors in Nigeria," Femi assured.
Some of the dignitaries, who witness and conducted the election, included Former chairman, ANA Lagos, Folu Agoi; Omenka 1 of Akumazu Kingdom, Mr Lari Williams and the National Assistance Secretary General, Mature Okoduwa.
