ANA CONGRATULATES CAMYNTA BAEZIE ON HIS EMERGENCE AS GAW PRESIDENT
Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has congratulated Dr. Camynta Baezie on his emergence as the new President of the Ghana Association of Writers (GAW), as well as other newly elected national officials of the writers’ association, who emerged at the just concluded elections of the GAW.
Dr. Camynta Baezie polled 38 votes to defeat his challenger, Victor Nana Odei Ofei, who polled 23 votes in an election that was conducted by the Electoral Commission of Ghana. The election was held alongside the Annual Congress of the Ghana Association of Writers at its office, which also serves as the Diplomatic Headquarters of the Pan African Writers Association, PAWA.
A press statement signed by the President and General Secretary of ANA, Camillus Ukah and Maik Ortserga respectively, stated that the GAW election is worthy of commendation, especially with the calibre of persons who have emerged to lead the association. ANA through the release expressed optimism for a more cordial and robust working relationship between ANA and GAW under Dr. Camynta Baezie’s leadership. ANA finally wished Dr. Camynta Baezie and other elected executive members of the GAW national body a successful tenure.
The Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) has been in existence since 1957. After a long period following the overthrow of the First Republic, the resurgence of the organisation began in the 1970s and 1980s. GAW has overcome many challenges to run major literary programs.
The organisation’s aims include bringing together all writers – including those interested in writing creative literary content in Ghana – to create a forum for the study of Ghanaian literary heritage and the exchange of ideas, protect and advance the interests of Ghanaian writers, and foster the development of literature in Ghanaian and foreign languages. GAW focuses on encouraging the study, documentation and preservation of Ghanaian oral traditions and cultural elements, and awakening, cultivating and educating the literary consciousness of the Ghanaian public.
Furthermore, its aims include establishing and maintaining suitable relationships with other writers, writers’ organisations and allied institutions, as well as local and foreign publishers and the book world generally.