NAL President Inaugurates Committee for Soyinka at 90
The President, Nigerian Academy of Letters (NAL), Professor Sola Akinrinade on Friday, February 23, 2024, inaugurated a planning committee for the 90th Birthday of Professor Emeritus Wole Soyinka. Professor Soyinka is a Foundation Fellow of the NAL, along with Professor Emeritus Ayo Bamgbose who was Foundation President. Professor Soyinka is also the first and so far, the only Nobel Laureate produced by Nigeria.
The Committee is expected to plan the colloquium and other activities for the celebration billed for July this year.
The planning committee is chaired by Professor Duro Oni, FNAL, the Immediate Past President of NAL. Other members of the Committee are Professors Omofolabo Ajayi-Soyinka, Asabe Kabir Usman, Abdulrasheed Na’Allah, FNAL, Doki Gowon, Gbemisola Adeoti, Rasheedah Liman (co-opted); and Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, who is also the Secretary.
