ANA condoles with Prof. Akachi Ezeigbo over brother’s death

ANA CONDOLES WITH PROF AKACHI EZEIGBO OVER BROTHER’S DEATH

 Mr. Camilus Chima Ukah, ANA National President has condoled with Prof Akachi Ezeigbo and the entire Adimora family over the demise of his brother, Late Rev Ugochukwu O. Adimora.

In a condolence message made available to newsmen at the Mamman Vatsa Writers Village in Abuja, Camillus Ukah said that he received the sad news of Late Rev Ugochukwu O. Adimora death with shock and his thoughts and prayers were with the Adimora family.

 

ANA President prayed to God to accept the deceased soul, and grant fortitude to the family and friends he left behind to bear the loss.

The Late Rev. Ugochukwu Obiora Adimora was born on 1952 and hails from Umueze Village, Uga, Aguata LGA, Anambra State. He is survived by wife – Mrs. Ngozi Adimora, Son – Nnamdi Adimora, two daughters – Mrs. Adaugo Uzoigwe and Miss Chinyere Adimora, Siblings – Brother, Chike Victor Adimora, Sisters – Prof. Akachi Ezeigbo, Prof. Chinyere Okunna, Mrs. Chikodili Ifeanyi and Mrs. Ezinne Onubogu.

 

To express your tributes or to view the page of the Late Rev. Ugochukwu Obiora Adimora, simply click - https://www.tributesportal.com/rev-ugochukwu-adimora.

 

Pictures taken during the handing over of Mamman Vatsa Writers Village by Col. K.K Shaw to Camillus Ukah led ANA EXCO

Camillus Ukah, ANA President, debunks fake news of Police arrest. Says it is a plot to mislead and accuse ANA Members

CAMILLUS UKAH, ANA PRESIDENT, DEBUNKS FAKE NEWS OF POLICE ARREST. SAYS IT IS A PLOT TO MISLEAD AND ACCUSE ANA MEMBERS

The President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Mr. Camillus Chimah Ukah has debunked the claim of arrest of some prominent ANA members by the police over alleged meeting which took place at the Mamman Vatsa Writer's Village with the ANA Land Developer, Col. K.K Shaw, MD KMVL.

Camillus Ukah posited that the statement might be a calculated attempt by Maiwada and his fellow detractors to tarnish the image of the association and to bring it down.

According to Camillus Ukah, “Our attention was drawn to false, mischievous and malicious statements currently on social media that I and the immediate past president of ANA, Mallam Denja Abdulahi were arrested by Mpape Police for breaking into Mamman Vatsa Writer's Village.  The statement is not only false but a ploy to mislead and confuse the good members of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA). Nobody was arrested; we have taken over the national secretariat of ANA and held an emergency meeting with the ANA Land Developer, in person of Col. K.K Shaw, MD KMVL.”

“We advise Maiwada and his bulldogs to desist from their malicious acts of slander against the immediate past President of ANA, Mallam Denja Abdulahi and our Association.”

Camillus Ukah expressed surprise at the statement released by Maiwada’s bulldog, Dada Korede in which he misrepresented "facts of the meeting".

 

ANA set to hold Panel Discussion on Saturday

ANA SET TO HOLD PANEL DISCUSSION ON SATURDAY

The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) is set to hold a panel discussion via Zoom from 3:00PM to 5:00PM on Saturday, 15th of August, 2020. It will feature resource persons with a range of artistic interest in poetry, prose, drama, theatre, translation, art administration, academics, and journalism. The panelists are Prof. Remi Raji (a poet & former President of the Association of Nigerian Authors); Christine Yohannes (a writer, poet & journalist from Ethiopia); Alice S. Yousef (a translator & Poet from Palestine); and Uchechukwu Umezurike (a Nigerian writer based in Canada).

The panel is part of the agenda of the leadership of ANA, as envisioned by Mr. Camilkus Ukah who has described it as the beginning of “a new literary series” that will enable the writers' community to touch base with how the industry is responding to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis and adjusting to what “the new normal” may look like going forward.

The topic of the panel discussion is "IN SEARCH OF A BETTER WORLD: THE ROLE OF THE WRITER."

This event is free and open to the public. To participate, log on to https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqc-ChrjspGdey2rkZ8kgDnTYkbaC7WTVo

 Dr. Obari Gomba and Mr. Tunde Omitogun will moderate the event. Opening remarks will be made by Mr. Camillus Ukah (ANA President) and Prof. Femi Osofisan (a former President of the Association and Chairman, ANA Advisory Council).

For further enquiries call Mr. Wole Adedoyin (PRO South; 08072673852) and Mr Umar Yogiza (PRO North; 07065156117).

PRESENTS A PANEL DISCUSSION ON "IN SEARCH OF A BETTER WORLD: THE ROLE OF THE WRITER"

 THE ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN AUTHORS (ANA)

PRESENTS A PANEL DISCUSSION ON "IN SEARCH OF A BETTER WORLD: THE ROLE OF THE WRITER"

Opening Statements

1. MR. CAMILLUS UKAH

(ANA President)  

2.PROF. FEMI OSOFISAN

(Chairman, ANA Advisory Council)

Panellists

1. REMI RAJI

(Professor & Poet; Nigeria)

2. CHRISTINE YOHANNES (Writer, Poet & Journalist; Ethiopia)

3. ALICE S. YOUSEF

(Translator & Poet; Palestine)

4. UCHECHUKWU UMEZURIKE (Writer; Nigeria/Canada)

Date: Saturday, 15th August, 2020

Time: 3pm - 5pm (WAT)

Venue: Zoom 

Registration is free and required for participation. Register in advance for this meeting

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUqc-ChrjspGdey2rkZ8kgDnTYkbaC7WTVo

Moderators

1. Dr Obari Gomba

2. Mr. Tunde Omitogun

Enquires

Mr Wole Adedoyin (PRO South; 08072673852)

Mr Umar Yogiza Jr. (PRO North; 07065156117)

Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) congratulates Camillus Ukah on his emergence as ANA President

GHANA ASSOCIATION OF WRITERS (GAW) CONGRATULATES CAMILLUS UKAH ON HIS EMERGENCE AS ANA PRESIDENT

The National Working Committee of the Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) has congratulated Camilus Chima Ukah on his emergence as the President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA).

Ghana Association of Writers, in the congratulatory message dated 26^th of July, 2020 and signed by its National President, Francis Gbormittah, stressed on the existing bond between GAW and ANA and hoped that the new leadership of ANA will maintain the close working relationship.

According to him: “The President and National Executive Committee join the membership of the Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) in sending its congratulations to you on your election as the National President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA). Our congratulations also go to your fellow executive members with whom, together with you, we hope to work closely with during your tenure of office. The relations between GAW and ANA were recently rekindled, exemplified by your predecessor Mr. Denja Abdulahi’s attendance at our national book festival (GAWBOFEST) in Accra in September 2016, and subsequently the attendance of our 1^st Deputy Organising Secretary (now Deputy General Secretary) Mr. Kofi Marrah at ANA’s National Convention in Abuja in October 2016. We keenly look forward to similar exchanges in the future.”

The message further read, “It is fitting that our two associations continue to consolidate the strong mutual bonds forged by the pioneering members, a number of whom became world famous writers soon after our countries gained their political independence from the same colonial master. It is hoped that even during this period of the COVID-19 pandemic, we can collaborate on mutually beneficial programmes.”

“I and my colleagues on the National Executive Committee of GAW look forward to further deepening these fraternal bonds between our two associations in the expectation that they would lead to greater collaborations between Nigerian and Ghanaian novelists, poets and playwrights in the years to come.

It would be recalled that Mr. Camillus Chima Ukah, former Vice President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) between 2015-2019 was on 18th July, 2020 elected National President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) in accordance with the ANA constitution and COVID-19 protocol of the Federal Government of Nigeria. The event which took place in Makurdi the Benue state Capital had in physical attendance members from state branches of ANA across the nation while many other ANA members joined the meeting via zoom including Prof Olu Obafemi, former ANA President, Dr. Wale Okediran former ANA President, Prof Remi Raji  former ANA President , Prof Akachi Ezeigbo, multiple award-winning writer and distinguished literary scholar.