ANA SETS UP NEW CARETAKER EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR KADUNA STATE; STEPHEN ADINOYI HEADS COMMITTEE
The National Secretariat of the Association of Nigerian Authors has announced the constitution of a caretaker committee for the Kaduna State Chapter of the Association.
This was contained in a press release issued by ANA General Secretary, Maik Ortserga and made available to the pressmen by ANA PRO South, Wole Adedoyin.
According to the release, the following persons are with this announcement appointed to serve in the Committee:
Stephen Adinoyi - Caretaker Chairman.
Mustapha Suleiman - Secretary
Judith Gabriel - Member
The caretaker committee is to start immediately and work towards conducting elections and returning the chapter to its glorious past.
ANA finally wished the appointees all luck and success in the discharge of this historic burden.
ABOUT STEPHEN ADINOYI (CARETAKER CHAIRMAN)
Stephen Adinoyi is a poet, lyricist, play writer, short story writer and a scriptwriter. He is a former Vice Chairman of the Association of Nigerian Author, Kaduna branch; and the former Chairman of the Kaduna Writers League.
His works has been published in newspapers like: The Sun, Daily Trust. And in reviews: ANA Review, Ebedi Reviews, and in online international writing bodies like: Fanstory.com, Triond, and yahoo contributed network writing.com etc.
Also published in anthologies of poems like: After The Curfew, Fireflies, Weaver Anthology, Wushapa: Beating The Drum of Peace.
His pidgin poem: Kros Ova, was anthologized in a collection of pidgin poems called If Yu Hie Se A De Prizin. His pidgin play called A No Beta Pas Mai Nebor was staged in Abuja in 2013.
His Poem, Seoul, won the first prize during the 2016 edition of the Korean/Nigeria Poetry Festival and the commemoration of World Poetry Day in Abuja.
He has a published novella called Teen of Fifteen. And a play called Virus of Ignorance. A freelance writer and a consultant in human resource development and educational services.
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