IBADAN BOOK CLUB CONGRATULATES CAMILLUS UKAH ON PAWA AWARD

By: Wole Adedoyin

Ibadan Book Club has joined ANA Members across the country to congratulate the current President of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Camillus Ukah for bagging the “ESTEEMED PATRON OF THE ARTS AWARD” from the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) over the weekend.
Ibadan Book Club, in a statement signed by its Coordinator and Secretary, Ayobami Odunyemi and Ayoade Hassanat, noted that Camillus Ukah’s infrastructural strides and exemplary leadership in ANA are finally getting the recognition it deserves.
Recall that ANA President, Camillus Ukah was on Saturday conferred with the award by the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) at the PAWA’s International Conference which took place at the Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Nigeria between June 23 and June 25, 2022 with the theme, “Literature Since Makerere 1962: The African Writers’ Pan African Agenda for Peace Security and Cultural Development”.
Parts of the release read, “Mr. President, the award is an eloquent testimony of your achievements since you assumed office; you came into office at a precarious time that witnessed crisis, chaos and legal battle. In all, you faced the situation with the heart of a lion and rose up to the occasion.”
“Mr. President Sir, you are a committed reformer with an unflagging love for ANA and her members, working tirelessly to embrace innovative ideas that have today transformed the association into an epicentre of excellence.”
With this recognition, Ibadan Book Club hopes that ANA President will be propelled to pursue more development agenda for ANA and her members.
Ibadan Book Club finally prayed that God would continually direct and strengthen Camillus Ukah and his National Executive Committee members to uplift ANA to a glorious and enviable height.

ADWINSA PUBLICATIONS LAUDS EMERGENCE OF DR. WALE OKEDIRAN AS PAWA SECRETARY GENERAL

By Wole Adedoyin

The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Adwinsa Publications (GH) LTD., Kwaku Oppong Amponsah, has congratulated the newly elected Secretary General of the PAN African Writers Association (PAWA), Dr. Wale Okediran.
Kwaku Oppong Amponsah described the choice of Dr. Wale Okediran as Secretary General of the Pan African Writers Association (PAWA) as a worthy recognition of his leadership role in steering the ship of PAWA in the last one and half years.
“On behalf of the Management and Staff of Adwinsa Publications (GH) LTD, I want to express our profound delight and congratulations to the newly elected Secretary General of PAWA, Dr. Wale Okediran, on his well-deserved feat, Kwaku stated.
“Wale Okediran’s emergence as PAWA Secretary General did not surprise us at Adwinsa Publications (GH) LTD., given the important role he has been playing in driving and executing key literary projects and programmes.”
“We are, therefore, happy to associate with Dr. Wale Okediran on this feat, as it means greater recognition for PAWA. Okediran’s emergence is an indication that writers in Africa have continued to take notice of the giant strides of PAWA’s programmes under the supervision of Dr. Wale Okediran”, Kwaku said.
Mr. Kwaku Oppong Amponsah finally assured Dr. Wale Okediran that his publishing firm, Adwinsa Publications (GH) LTD. will accord him all the needed support to enable him to succeed in the new responsibilities having done the same in the past while acting as the Secretary General of PAWA.

ACPP CONDEMNS VIOLENT ATTACK OF PDP MEMBERS IN OSOGBO BY THUGS


The Alliance of Collaborating Political Parties (ACPP) under the leadership of Wole Adedoyin has condemned the violent invasion and attack on members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) early this week in Osogbo.


ACPP said that they received the news of violent invasion of extended PDP Campaign train in Osogbo with shock and disbelief, warning NURTW members from the area to resist from being used as political thugs.


It would be recalled that some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were recently attacked by suspected hoodlums around Isale-Osun area of Osogbo, Osun state.


ACPP in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilesa on Wednesday, called on security agencies to apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators and their likely sponsors.


“The Alliance of Collaborating Political Parties (ACPP) condemns in very strong terms this attack in which more than seventy members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were wounded.”


“It’s quite unfortunate and regrettable that some people still play undemocratic politics of thuggery in 2022. Any political party that still uses thugs and violence should be resisted by all well meaning Osun Voters and all political stakeholders must come together to combat this holistically before it degenerates to something worse.”


ACPP further called for “thorough investigation of the incident to ensure adequate actions are taken against anyone found to have overstepped his bounds.”

ACPP CONDEMNS VIOLENT ATTACK ON PDP MEMBERS IN OSOGBO BY THUGS


The Alliance of Collaborating Political Parties (ACPP) under the leadership of Wole Adedoyin has condemned the violent invasion and attack on members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) early this week in Osogbo.


ACPP said that they received the news of violent invasion of extended PDP Campaign train in Osogbo with shock and disbelief, warning NURTW members from the area to resist from being used as political thugs.


It would be recalled that some members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were recently attacked by suspected hoodlums around Isale-Osun area of Osogbo, Osun state.


ACPP in a statement made available to newsmen in Ilesa on Wednesday, called on security agencies to apprehend and prosecute the perpetrators and their likely sponsors.


“The Alliance of Collaborating Political Parties (ACPP) condemns in very strong terms this attack in which more than seventy members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were wounded.”


“It’s quite unfortunate and regrettable that some people still play undemocratic politics of thuggery in 2022. Any political party that still uses thugs and violence should be resisted by all well meaning Osun Voters and all political stakeholders must come together to combat this holistically before it degenerates to something worse.”


ACPP further called for “thorough investigation of the incident to ensure adequate actions are taken against anyone found to have overstepped his bounds.”

OSUN GUBER: ACPP URGES OSUN ELECTORATES TO VOTE THEIR CONSCIENCE


The Alliance of Collaborating Political Parties (ACPP) has urged Osun Electorates to vote their conscience in the coming July 16th Governorship election.


In a statement issued by the Coordinator of the group, Wole Adedoyin charged Osun Electorates to wake up from apathy and take their destiny in their hands while swiftly warning voters to abstain from being paid by corrupt politicians for their votes as such an act would attract the wrath of God.


ACPP said it was the civic responsibility of Osun citizens to collect their permanent voter cards and vote in the coming election.


"As the July 16th governorship election is around the corner, Osun citizens need to collect their Permanent Voters Cards (PVC) and vote according to their consciences, and not along their primordial or parochial sentiments.


“Osun citizens must be actively involved in the process of electing their next governor who will be in positions of authority in the next four years; it is part of their civic responsibility.”


In the same vein, ACPP urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure early opening polls and transparent elections in Osun state, being the second election to be conducted following the enactment of a new Electoral Law,

BE NEUTRAL, INDEPENDENT IN DISCHARGING DUTIES, ACPP URGES INEC.


Ahead of Saturday's Governorship polls, the Alliance of Collaborating Political Parties (ACPP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be neutral and independent in the discharge of their duties.


In a statement signed by the Coordinator of the group, Wole Adedoyin called on INEC to exhibit professionalism in the conduct of the July 16 governorship election.


ACPP said INEC must remain independent in discharging its constitutional mandate and provide a level-playing ground for all political parties.


According to Adedoyin, a free, transparent and credible election will not only strengthen the nation’s electoral system, but also be a pointer to the 2023 general elections.


ACPP further advised the electorate to vote wisely and choose the best among the candidates, saying Osun will be better if a man of vision is elected. He urged the people to vote for a candidate who is ‘ready to render selfless services for the state’s socio-economic development.


ACPP posited that for the election to be peaceful and hitch-free, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) and other security formations must be neutral and ensure justice, fairness and equity.


ACPP finally alerted INEC, the international community, security agencies, observers and other stakeholders on the expediency for stringent adherence to democratic ethos in the conduct of the election.

ACPP SCOLDS OYETOLA FOR REFUSING PDP USE FREEDOM PARK, STADIUM FOR MEGA RALLY

The Alliance of Collaborating Political Parties (ACPP) has decried the refusal of Osun State Government under the political leadership of Governor Gboyega Oyetola to allow the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to use the Osogbo City Stadium and Freedom Park for its mega campaign rally scheduled for Thursday July 14.

In a statement issued by ACPP Coordinator, Wole Adedoyin said Osun state government’s action clearly shows the level of intolerance and unjustifiable hatred for the opposition.

According to the Statement, “We condemn the APC government under the leadership of Governor Gboyega Oyetola for his refusal to approve the use of Freedom Park and Osogbo City Stadium for the mega rally of the state chapter of the People Democratic Party (PDP). The two properties belong to the Osun people and not APC; the public properties are being funded with Osun people’s money. It is, therefore, surprising that the people of Osun, who are members of the opposition party, are being denied the use of the public utilities.”

OSUN GOV. POLL: APGA, AAC, ZLP ADOPT SENATOR ADEMOLA ADELEKE, WARN INEC AGAINST DECLARING OSUN POLL INCONCLUSIVE

By: Wole Adedoyin

Three opposition political parties on Friday agreed to adopt the governorship candidate of the PDP, Senator Ademola Adeleke, as their consensus candidate for Saturday’s governorship election.

The concerned political parties also warned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) against declaring the governorship election inconclusive saying INEC under the leadership of Mahmood Yakubu must keep to its promise of a transparent process.

According to a release jointly signed by them, the parties, Zenith Labour Party (ZLP), African Action Congress (AAC) and All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) said the decision of their governorship candidates to step down for Senator Ademola Adeleke showed that the larger interest of the people of Osun state matters most to them.

Parts of the statement read, “We, the three political parties urge our members all over Osun State and the good people in the state in general to take their destiny in their hands by voting for our adopted candidate, Senator Demola Adeleke for the position of governor of Osun State. This is to ensure PDP’s victory and to enable us to usher in a coalition government in Osun State, so that the state may be liberated from poverty, unemployment and insecurity.”

“Governor Gboyega Oyetola is a perfect example of arrogance in failure. His government is a certified failure which has brought unprecedented hardship, chaos, escalated insecurity and hopelessness in our state in the last three and half years.”

“We are worried that Osun State under the political administration of Governor Gboyega Oyetola is presently overwhelmed with rising negatives in the areas of unemployment, poverty, insecurity and other developmental indices owing to the absence of political will of the present administration to demonstrate quality leadership. We have compared economic indices of Gboyega Oyetola and the All Progressives Congress (APC) administrations and concluded that the ruling party has brought Osun State to endless tales of woes. Osun State has continued to deteriorate and the citizens have become numb and accustomed to bad economic news. Governor Gboyega Oyetola has failed in the areas of health, education, agriculture, rural development, basic infrastructure, employment opportunities etc.”

“Senator Ademola Adeleke is our consensus candidate and our hope. We won’t give up until we hear the final whistle because we are aware that some persons from the ruling party, who know that they are no longer enjoying the goodwill of Osun people, believe that they can only achieve their aim through rigging. But the truth is that regardless of whatever they want to do, we will confront them and we will deliver as Osun people. We will stand firm and we know that by the grace of God almighty, Senator Ademola Adeleke will emerge as Osun Governor. We are using this opportunity to tell Osun Electorate that, in an election such as this, you must be ready not just to vote, but to also defend your votes. We should defend our votes up to the collation centres.”

“We also condemn the APC government under the leadership of Governor Gboyega Oyetola for his refusal to approve the use of Freedom Park and Osogbo City Stadium for the mega rally of the state chapter of the People Democratic Party (PDP). The two properties belong to the Osun people and not APC; the public properties are being funded with Osun people’s money. It is, therefore, surprising that the people of Osun, who are members of the opposition party, are being denied the use of the public utilities.”

The statement further added that other programmes highlighted by Senator Ademola Adeleke for the development of Osun State, as contained in his campaign agenda, were in tandem with the core values of the three political platforms.

The concerned political parties said INEC must remain independent in discharging its constitutional mandate and provide a level-playing ground for all political parties.

The parties finally alerted the international community, security agencies, observers and other stakeholders on the expediency for stringent adherence to democratic ethos in the conduct of the election.

IBADAN BOOK CLUB HOLDS SECOND EDITION OF BUSARI AGBOLADE MEMORIAL LECTURE ON SATURDAY, JULY 30

Ibadan Book Club in conjunction with AZA Artists and Writers Movement will hold their joint annual Busari Agbolade Memorial Lecture (second edition) in honour of one of its past Patrons and the former Chairman of the Movement, Busari Olaniyi Agbolade who passed away on the 9th of June, 2020 at the age of 72 years.


The lecture will be held on Saturday, July 30, 2022.


This was contained in a statement jointly issued by Ayobami Odunayo and Gboye Abidoye, Coordinators of Ibadan Book Club and AZA Artists and Writers Movement respectively in Ibadan on Thursday.


The lecture which will hold at the Main Hall of the Oyo State Library Board by 11:00AM.


The Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Mr. Kola Akintola on the topic: “The Importance of Drawing and Painting in Writing”. Also Mr. Genga Adetayo will deliver a short talk on “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Making a Success of the Business of Life”.



MEET OUR GUEST SPEAKERS


KOLA AKINTOLA



Kola Akintola is an artist of rare ingenuity, his perspective is as wide as his gaze on each of his works is intense. He possesses an especial capacity to make art works from common and unlikely things.


His works serve as an experiment to understand the delicate intersection between 'art and life', 'art and anatomy', 'form and media'.


He believes that this interesting conceptualization of form and media arose from his attempt to blend his initial training in Human Kinetics dealing with real forms with his subsequent training as an artist dealing with "imaging". This is 'imaging' not as in photography but as in the faucouldian frame of things, in nature and in life things exist in themselves at particular times and in particular spaces as regimes of truth. Almost as isolates.


Kola's latest path-breaking skill is found in his new form / style which he called "Vein Painting". This is an inventive and brilliant use of organic materials laid on a background which throws it out in relief such that lines of fibre are used to give imaginative meaning to form.


It is a stylistic as well as technical improvement on his use of organic fibre.


Kola Akintola's art works have become academic studies in some universities in Nigeria and Colorado university in the United States of America.


He has had several art workshops and exhibitions around the world, and represented Nigeria at some international art discusses in the West Coasts of Africa.


He runs an art studio cum art gallery and he is the Proprietor of "Institute Of Art Technology here in Ibadan, as an outlet to training the younger ones in proper artistic acquisition.


He is always poised to saying "Everybody is an artist, but not every artist can become a great one, but a great one can come from anywhere"


GBENGA ADETAYO


Gbenga Adetayo is a visionary, a thinker and an investor. He is also the founder and CEO of MindScape Media Co. Ltd., who are the publishers of an online business and investment magazine called Terraculum magazine. The firm is based in Ibadan. Adetayo is deeply passionate about capitalism, but not the zero-sum game variety that is predicated on the wealth of the few having to derive from the toil of the many. He is married to a Senegalese woman and together they have two boys. Mr. Gbenga Adetayo also has a stepson.


Gbenga Adetayo was born on August 31, 1967 to the family of Mr. Joseph Adebayo Adetayo and Mrs. Florence Oluwadamilare Adetayo. His father is a descendant of the Owa Ajimoko ruling house of Ilesa, while his mother hails from Okitipupa. Gbenga’s father worked with the defunct Tate & Lyle Nigeria Plc. for 18 years where he rose to the position of Labour Manager before he was retrenched in 1983.

From a very early age, Gbenga Adetayo had the dream of starting a company and building it to become a multi-national, multi-divisional behemoth and that really gave a driving impetus to his outlook on life. What that did was to give his mind a sense of a higher purpose in life; giving it focus and considering life as a journey one has to undertake with all seriousness and with the mindset of accomplishing great things in the time one has to spend on earth. In the course of his educational career, he came under certain influences and cues that acted as guideposts to lead him in the direction of his dreams. For example, he started reading The Economist avidly from the age of twelve. He had also read all the story books in the school library by the time he got to class two in secondary school.


On his education, Gbenga Adetayo was educated at the Cherubim & Seraphim College, Ilorin and the University of Ilorin, where he majored in geology with a minor in physics. Beyond the honours degree which the university awarded him in 1985, he received a well-rounded education from the experience since he deliberately set out to open his mind widely to assimilate and internalize knowledge in their different branches as obtainable in the university. In the course of his development, he gravitated towards becoming more of a thinker than a doer, which dampened down the propensity to venality in his character.


Gbenga Adetayo minded to use the agency of that intellect to advance the cause of humanity by lifting people up everywhere: while in the pursuit of his personal interests, to also advance the interests of the wider society and that of all of humanity. For him, that really is the mark of a true capitalist. He is also minded to spread the message of the universality of certain human values; to exalt all of humanity; to treat people as people irrespective of any artificial barriers of the mind that human beings have crafted out of the unconscious ignorance of their minds to divide people and to put the vast majority of humanity down. This is the age of thinking the unthinkable and for him it is time to think differently about how we have managed our economic lives as a species.

Adetayo is completely apolitical, lacking in political skills. He has the ability for deep contemplation. His observation, reflection and engagement with the world of business, with markets, economies, the political sphere and the evolution of the human condition everywhere in the world over more than 50 years have given him a unique perspective on how capitalism should be evolving to better serve the material and spiritual interests of a greater percentage of humankind as time progresses.

Gbenga Adetayo started his working life at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, in 1988, as a Research Assistant in the Agroclimatology Department. He resigned in 1993 to start a business of his own as an IT Consultant. This he did until 1999 when he joined the service of the Nigerian Subsidiary of Saipem, the Italian oil and gas Contractor as a Senior Procurement Officer. He worked there until 2015 by which time he had risen to the position of Deputy Procurement Manager. His disengagement from Saipem was through a redundancy due to the decline in the market price of crude oil which gave rise to reduced workload in the company.


Gbenga Adetayo set up a pig farm immediately after leaving Saipem, as a prelude to what he imagined would grow to become a food company in line with his dream, but things did not work out as he had planned as his African compatriots, starting with his immediate younger brother worked hard at siphoning all the money he invested in the business.


But he remains undaunted as his journey into capitalism is a lifelong one, the journey being the destination. He has big dreams to contribute towards the bringing to life of a more benign, inclusive and more intelligent mode of capitalism that will evolve from the Western-conceived extreme short-term, zero-sum game mode. He understands capitalism deeply, starting from first principles.

PROFILE OF LATE BUSARI OLANIYI AGBOLADE


Busari Olaniyi Agbolade, a professional painter, steel fabricator was born on 13th July, 1948. He attended A.U.D Primary School, Ila Orangun from 1955-1960, L.A Secondary School, Ila Orangun from 1961-1963. He later enrolled as an apprentice under Adegoke Metal Construction Company from 1965 to 1967.

Busari Olaniyi Agbolade worked with the Niger West Construction Company, Niger Dam Authority and Uren Construction Engineering Company between 1969 and 1975. In 1976, he studied Aluminium and Copper Artistic Panel Beating under the tutelage of Yekini Agboola, an apprentice to Chief Ashiru Olatunde of Osogbo School.

He later joined the Abayomi Barber School of Thought of the University of Lagos to study painting in 1980. Elder Busari worked with the University of Lagos from 1980 and resigned his appointment in 1993 to become a full time artist.

Elder Busari Olaniyi Agbolade has participated in several exhibitions such as Barber School Exhibition sponsored by N.C.A.C in 1984, Benue State Art Exhibition – 1985, Lagos State Art Council – 1986, “ Man in Focus” exhibition by Federal Department of Culture – 1086, Exhibition of Paintings and Batiks by three Nigerian Artists in Dakar – Senegal 1987. Exhibition of Paintings, Batiks, Carvings and Ceramics by Six Nigerian Artists with 843 Studio Gallery, East New York, U.S.A from October-December 1988 Lagos State Chapter of S.N.A. Annual exhibition from 1991-2009.

Some of Elder Busari Olaniyi Agbolade’s commissioned works are:- Portraits of HRH Aholu Menu Toyi, Akran of Badagry, Orangun of Ila, Oba William Adetona Ayeni and other prominent Nigerians both home and abroad. Painting of “Mother and Child” commissioned by 843 Studio Gallery, New York, U.S.A.

Some of his works (paintings) can be viewed at
https://artsfocus.wordpress.com/2014/08/14/electronic-exhibition-of-mr-busari-olaniyi-agbolades-painting-works/. Before his death, Elder Busari Olaniyi Agbolade was the Chairman of AZA Artists and Writers Movement.

AKINTOLA, ADETAYO TO HEADLINE SECOND EDITION OF BUSARI AGBOLADE MEMORIAL LECTURE

Ibadan Book Club (IBC) in conjunction with AZA Artists and Writers Movement have set aside 30th day of July, 2022 to host two Ibadan based Artist and Writer, Mr. Kola Akintola and Mr. Gbenga Adetayo in Ibadan, the capital of Oyo State.
A statement issued by both the Coordinator and Secretary of the club, Ayobami Odunyemi and Ayoade Hassanat said the event would take place at the Oyo State Library Board, Opposite Cocoa House, Ibadan by 11AM.
The July book reading also coincides with the club’s annual Busari Agbolade Memorial Lecture (second edition).
The Memorial Lecture will be delivered by Mr. Kola Akintola on the topic: “The Importance of Drawing and Painting in Writing”. Also Mr. Gbenga Adetayo will deliver a short talk on “Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Making a Success of the Business of Life”.


MEET OUR GUEST SPEAKERS


KOLA AKINTOLA



Kola Akintola is an artist of rare ingenuity, his perspective is as wide as his gaze on each of his works is intense. He possesses an especial capacity to make art works from common and unlikely things.


His works serve as an experiment to understand the delicate intersection between 'art and life', 'art and anatomy', 'form and media'.


He believes that this interesting conceptualization of form and media arose from his attempt to blend his initial training in Human Kinetics dealing with real forms with his subsequent training as an artist dealing with "imaging". This is 'imaging' not as in photography but as in the faucouldian frame of things, in nature and in life things exist in themselves at particular times and in particular spaces as regimes of truth. Almost as isolates.


Kola's latest path-breaking skill is found in his new form / style which he called "Vein Painting". This is an inventive and brilliant use of organic materials laid on a background which throws it out in relief such that lines of fibre are used to give imaginative meaning to form.


It is a stylistic as well as technical improvement on his use of organic fibre.


Kola Akintola's art works have become academic studies in some universities in Nigeria and Colorado university in the United States of America.


He has had several art workshops and exhibitions around the world, and represented Nigeria at some international art discusses in the West Coasts of Africa.


He runs an art studio cum art gallery and he is the Proprietor of "Institute Of Art Technology here in Ibadan, as an outlet to training the younger ones in proper artistic acquisition.


He is always poised to saying "Everybody is an artist, but not every artist can become a great one, but a great one can come from anywhere"


GBENGA ADETAYO


Gbenga Adetayo is a visionary, a thinker and an investor. He is also the founder and CEO of MindScape Media Co. Ltd., who are the publishers of an online business and investment magazine called Terraculum magazine. The firm is based in Ibadan. Adetayo is deeply passionate about capitalism, but not the zero-sum game variety that is predicated on the wealth of the few having to derive from the toil of the many. He is married to a Senegalese woman and together they have two boys. Mr. Gbenga Adetayo also has a stepson.


Gbenga Adetayo was born on August 31, 1967 to the family of Mr. Joseph Adebayo Adetayo and Mrs. Florence Oluwadamilare Adetayo. His father is a descendant of the Owa Ajimoko ruling house of Ilesa, while his mother hails from Okitipupa. Gbenga’s father worked with the defunct Tate & Lyle Nigeria Plc. for 18 years where he rose to the position of Labour Manager before he was retrenched in 1983.

From a very early age, Gbenga Adetayo had the dream of starting a company and building it to become a multi-national, multi-divisional behemoth and that really gave a driving impetus to his outlook on life. What that did was to give his mind a sense of a higher purpose in life; giving it focus and considering life as a journey one has to undertake with all seriousness and with the mindset of accomplishing great things in the time one has to spend on earth. In the course of his educational career, he came under certain influences and cues that acted as guideposts to lead him in the direction of his dreams. For example, he started reading The Economist avidly from the age of twelve. He had also read all the story books in the school library by the time he got to class two in secondary school.


On his education, Gbenga Adetayo was educated at the Cherubim & Seraphim College, Ilorin and the University of Ilorin, where he majored in geology with a minor in physics. Beyond the honours degree which the university awarded him in 1985, he received a well-rounded education from the experience since he deliberately set out to open his mind widely to assimilate and internalize knowledge in their different branches as obtainable in the university. In the course of his development, he gravitated towards becoming more of a thinker than a doer, which dampened down the propensity to venality in his character.


Gbenga Adetayo minded to use the agency of that intellect to advance the cause of humanity by lifting people up everywhere: while in the pursuit of his personal interests, to also advance the interests of the wider society and that of all of humanity. For him, that really is the mark of a true capitalist. He is also minded to spread the message of the universality of certain human values; to exalt all of humanity; to treat people as people irrespective of any artificial barriers of the mind that human beings have crafted out of the unconscious ignorance of their minds to divide people and to put the vast majority of humanity down. This is the age of thinking the unthinkable and for him it is time to think differently about how we have managed our economic lives as a species.

Adetayo is completely apolitical, lacking in political skills. He has the ability for deep contemplation. His observation, reflection and engagement with the world of business, with markets, economies, the political sphere and the evolution of the human condition everywhere in the world over more than 50 years have given him a unique perspective on how capitalism should be evolving to better serve the material and spiritual interests of a greater percentage of humankind as time progresses.

Gbenga Adetayo started his working life at the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture, Ibadan, in 1988, as a Research Assistant in the Agroclimatology Department. He resigned in 1993 to start a business of his own as an IT Consultant. This he did until 1999 when he joined the service of the Nigerian Subsidiary of Saipem, the Italian oil and gas Contractor as a Senior Procurement Officer. He worked there until 2015 by which time he had risen to the position of Deputy Procurement Manager. His disengagement from Saipem was through a redundancy due to the decline in the market price of crude oil which gave rise to reduced workload in the company.


Gbenga Adetayo set up a pig farm immediately after leaving Saipem, as a prelude to what he imagined would grow to become a food company in line with his dream, but things did not work out as he had planned as his African compatriots, starting with his immediate younger brother worked hard at siphoning all the money he invested in the business.


But he remains undaunted as his journey into capitalism is a lifelong one, the journey being the destination. He has big dreams to contribute towards the bringing to life of a more benign, inclusive and more intelligent mode of capitalism that will evolve from the Western-conceived extreme short-term, zero-sum game mode. He understands capitalism deeply, starting from first principles.

PROFILE OF LATE BUSARI OLANIYI AGBOLADE


Busari Olaniyi Agbolade, a professional painter, steel fabricator was born on 13th July, 1948. He attended A.U.D Primary School, Ila Orangun from 1955-1960, L.A Secondary School, Ila Orangun from 1961-1963. He later enrolled as an apprentice under Adegoke Metal Construction Company from 1965 to 1967.

Busari Olaniyi Agbolade worked with the Niger West Construction Company, Niger Dam Authority and Uren Construction Engineering Company between 1969 and 1975. In 1976, he studied Aluminium and Copper Artistic Panel Beating under the tutelage of Yekini Agboola, an apprentice to Chief Ashiru Olatunde of Osogbo School.

He later joined the Abayomi Barber School of Thought of the University of Lagos to study painting in 1980. Elder Busari worked with the University of Lagos from 1980 and resigned his appointment in 1993 to become a full time artist.

Elder Busari Olaniyi Agbolade has participated in several exhibitions such as Barber School Exhibition sponsored by N.C.A.C in 1984, Benue State Art Exhibition – 1985, Lagos State Art Council – 1986, “ Man in Focus” exhibition by Federal Department of Culture – 1086, Exhibition of Paintings and Batiks by three Nigerian Artists in Dakar – Senegal 1987. Exhibition of Paintings, Batiks, Carvings and Ceramics by Six Nigerian Artists with 843 Studio Gallery, East New York, U.S.A from October-December 1988 Lagos State Chapter of S.N.A. Annual exhibition from 1991-2009.

Some of Elder Busari Olaniyi Agbolade’s commissioned works are:- Portraits of HRH Aholu Menu Toyi, Akran of Badagry, Orangun of Ila, Oba William Adetona Ayeni and other prominent Nigerians both home and abroad. Painting of “Mother and Child” commissioned by 843 Studio Gallery, New York, U.S.A.

Some of his works (paintings) can be viewed at
https://artsfocus.wordpress.com/2014/08/14/electronic-exhibition-of-mr-busari-olaniyi-agbolades-painting-works/. Before his death, Elder Busari Olaniyi Agbolade was the Chairman of AZA Artists and Writers Movement.

SOCIETY OF YOUNG NIGERIAN WRITERS
UNIVERSITY OF CALABAR CHAPTER (SYNW-UCC)
Presents
A FREE 3 DAYS ONLINE WRAP SUMMIT
WRAP (Write, Read, Act, Perform)
THEME: READING AS A SKILL
TIME: 6PM-10PM
DATE: FRI. 29 JULY-SUN 31 JULY 2022
VENUE: SYNW-UCC WHATSAPP
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CYNTHIA MADUEKWE
SYNW-UCC Coordinator
Award Winning Best Student Writer/Journalist & Reader

ISEYIN BOOK CLUB EXPRESSES DEEP SADNESS OVER ASEYIN'S DEATH

Iseyin Book Club has expressed grief over the death of His Royal Highness, Oba Dr. Abdul Ganiyy Adekunle Salaudeen Oloogunebi Ajinese.

Iseyin Book Club in a statement of condolence signed by the Coordinator of the Club, Yusuf Opeere said the demise of the traditional ruler at this time was indeed a great loss not only to the Iseyin traditional council but to the people and government of Oyo state as well as Nigeria at large.

Iseyin Book Club described the late Aseyin of Iseyin, Oba Dr. Abdul Ganiyy Adekunle Salaudeen Oloogunebi Ajinese as a highly respected monarch whose 15-year reign on the throne helped in promoting unity and peace in Iseyin land as well as attracting significant development and progress to his people.

The Club through the statement praised the contributions of the royal father to the peaceful coexistence and socio-economic development of Iseyinland and the state, which it said endeared the late monarch to his subjects and all those who related with him.

The club prayed that God would comfort the family, friends and subjects of the departed royal father.

ANA RELEASES SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR 2022 INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION


By: ANA Publicity Committee


The National Executive Council of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has released programme of event and schedule of activities for the 41st International Convention.


In a statement officially issued by ANA National Secretary, Maik Ortserga said Abuja is set to hold Nigeria’s biggest international Convention of Writers come October this year.


Parts of the statement read, “The National Secretariat of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has released the details for the 41st International Convention as follows:


Date: October 26th – 29th, 2022
Venue: Chinua Achebe International Conference Centre, Mamman Vatsa Writers Village, Mpape, Abuja.
Theme: Literature and National Consciousness: The Story As a Catalyst

Other side attractions include:

Two guest lectures on the topic “Nigeria: A nation in a state of Critical Ferment”
Commissioning of the first phase of ANA Hotels / apartments
Commissioning of the state of the art library at Femi Osofisan Secretariat
Various panels and roundtable discussions
Convention play
A guided tour of Abuja and many more”

Registration commences with this announcement. All state chairmen are by this announcement charged to start mobilizing their members very early for the convention by collecting the registration fee of N10,000 from members and forwarding same to the following account details:

ACCOUNT NAME: ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIAN AUTHORS
BANK: First Bank of Nigeria Plc
ACCOUNT NO: 2020543538

Please note that the registration closes two weeks to the convention.”

ABEOKUTA BOOK CLUB SET TO HOST THE FOURTH PHASE OF THE READ NIGERIA PROJECT

Abeokuta Book Club has expressed her readiness to host the fourth phase of the Read Nigeria Project.


Read Nigeria Project, a nationwide chain of reading events administered by Adwinsa Publications (Gh) Ltd has set aside Saturday 13th day of August, 2022 to host eight Abeokuta-based writers, Darasimi Adeoye, Demola Ayomide Miracle, Lade Ajayi, Joseph Oluwayemi, Kolapo Mariam, Stephen Ezekiel, Esther Ogunsakin and Quadri Yahya in Abeokuta, the capital of Ogun State.


A statement issued by the Coordinator and Secretary of the club, Darasimi Adeoye and Kolapo Mariam said the fourth phase of the sensitization reading would take place at AAC Secretariat, beside NIPCO Filling Station, along MKO Abiola Way, Abeokuta, Ogun State by 12PM prompt.


Read Nigeria Project is a project devoted for readers and lovers of books across Nigeria to celebrate and honour some selected important personalities who have contributed meaningfully to the learning and reading culture of the country.


The project also hopes to promote book reading through different events like book bee, quiz contests and other mediums across the country irrespective of tribe, color, sect, age, religion and gender.


Adwinsa Publications was established in March of 1977 in Madina, a suberb of Accra, the capital of Ghana in West Africa. The young business at the time began in the CEO’s house. During the late 1980’s Adwinsa went from a small location to Accra Newtown, also in the Capital City. During this time we also embraced “desktop publishing” (which was also an industry in its infancy) as well as commercial offset printing. From the year 2000 to 2014, we have added multiple high speed printing machines that propelled us into a new level of high-quality offset printing. We also built and expanded our services by putting up an office complex in Agbobga in Accra, Ghana.

The publishing firm is considered experts in Junior and Senior High school syllabus based text books in Ghana. The firm focuses on books for the Basic, secondary and tertiary institutions that have been largely acknowledged locally by students, parents, governments and the international community. As a family-owned company, one of Adwinsa Publications’ strengths is its focus on the family and its desire to see families succeed in education, especially in the long term development of every child in the family.


MEET OUR GUEST WRITERS

DARASIMI ADEOYE


Darasimi Adeoye is a content creator, public speaker and a writer. She is a graduate from Federal College of Education, Abeokuta, where she studied English/ political science. She is currently running her degree program at the University of Ibadan, where she is studying English Education. Darasimi is a lover of books. She is a passionate writer and story writer, and most importantly a teacher.


LADE AJAYI


Lade Ajayi is an educator, reader and writer. She hails from Badagry, Lagos State in Nigeria. A graduate of Yoruba Language from Olabisi Onabanjo University, Ago-Iwoye, she writes in both Yoruba and English Languages and in all genres.


KOLAPO MARIAM


Kolapo Mariam is a Wildlife Management graduate from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria. She uses her writing to effectively express and enlighten through the use of inspiration to help people reflect, understand, and learn about life and it's phenomenal. She is a pencil artist and textile designer who specializes in portraiture, Adore and Batik making. She loves to read autobiographies, biographies, and memoirs because they serve as a means of seeing other people's world through their experiences. She has read a lot of books authored by Maya Angelou. I know why the caged bird sings, Philip Knight; Shoe Dog, Oprah Winfrey; What I Know for sure, Malcolm Gladwell; Outliers, Tara Westover; Educated, Lisa Brennan Jobs, Larry Sloman and Mike Tyson; Undistributed Truth, Maya Must; A woman makes a plan and many more. One of her most cherished goals as a writer is to author an authobiography.


ESTHER OGUNSAKIN


Esther Ogunsakin is a Christian and a budding writer| content editor and also event planner. She is a graduate of English Studies at the Premier University, Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State. She specialises in Morphology, Syntax and Grammar in her editing skills.

She possesses the capacity to solve problems and also can manage significant workloads. Her strength is to make research to proffer solutions to mankind through her writing. She is the CEO of Divine Events. She loves to bake and decorate event locations to make the event a remarkable one for her clients.

Esther Ogunsakin started writing before she gained admission to University in the year 2015. She sees writing as a means to reach out to humans all over the world. She has written copious academic theses, term papers and Christian articles with a successful outcome.

In the year 2021, she started to develop an interest in content editing and proofreading skills. She believes that the beauty of every content is to be free of errors. Within the short period, she has edited and proofread a few Christian and non-fictional manuscripts. Though, she's working as a volunteer content editor and proofreader.

Esther Ogunsakin is still growing and learning more in this her career and she believes she will reach her height in this field very soon by the grace of God.


ADEMOLA AYOMIDE MIRACLE


Ademola Ayomide Miracle is a writer, nutripreneur and a public speaker.

He is an alumnus of Federal Polytechnic, Ede where he earned a diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics, he is currently a final year student of Federal university of Agriculture, Abeokuta, serving as the president of the department.

Ayomide is affiliated to many reputable organisations such as Mohammed Bin Rashid University Of Medicine and Health Sciences, Dubai, Red Cross Society, Junior Chamber International (JCI), ENACTUS, TEDx, ISERH, Nutrition Gladiators, Hult Prize, YALI, Society of Young Nigerian Writers, National Society of Campus Writers, Green Academy, Microsoft Agro-tech among others.
As a writer he has written two books, several articles, and has featured in anthologies both as a contributor and an editor.

He is a brilliant young man who has served in several leadership roles in secular and religious settings and he is committed to making Nigeria and the world in general a better place.


JOSEPH O. OLUWAYOMI


Joseph O. Oluwayomi is a Nigerian writer; his works had appeared or are forthcoming on: Poemify Magazine, Brittle Paper, SpringNG, Art Lounge Journal, and elsewhere. He is an aspiring Novel writer. Whenever he is not writing, he is probably scoring some musical piece (piano, voice, violin et all) nor making research. You can reach him on Facebook @Joseph O. Oluwayomi and Telegram @Joepoetry.




STEPHEN EZEKIEL


Stephen Ezekiel, popularly known as The Celebrity Writer, is an award-winning writer and author, content creator, ghostwriter, editor, book project consultant, and writers’ coach.

He helps writers and writers-to-be hone their skills to become authorities in their various niches. He guides broke writers through navigating their way into becoming profitable and highly paid. He also holds aspiring authors through the process of turning their raw ideas into bestselling books.

Stephen is the founder of Proficient Writers and Entrepreneurs Network (PWEN), a network of people who are ready to embrace their pen and share their message with the world.



QUADRI YAHYA


Quadri Yahya is a campus journalist. He loves reading, African literature especially.

He's open-minded to learning from anyone.