New officers at Pen Nigeria
This is to formally bring to your notice information on recent change of guards in the affairs of Pen Nigeria Centre.
At a convention of
the Centre held in room 311, Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos,
Akoka on Saturday February 26, 2011, the Pen Nigeria executive under
the presidency of Femi Osofisan, following constitutional provisions,
dissolved itself as well as all standing committees it set up to ease
its operations.
In a subsequent
election that held immediately afterwards, the following persons were
elected to steer the ship of the Centre for the next three years in
accordance with provisions of its constitution.
•Tade Ipadeola – President
• Folu Agoi – Vice President I
• Perpetual Ezeifule-Ohiri – Vice President II
• Ropo Ewenla – Secretary General
• Funmi Aluko – Treasurer
In line with its provisional constitution also, the following committees were reconstituted, as follows.
Writers in Prison Committee
Sola Olorunyomi – Chairperson
Deji Toye
Dagga Tollar
Uche Umezurike
Women Writers Committee
Prof. Akachi Adimora Ezeigbo – Chairperson
Jumoke Verrissimo
Maria Ajima
Joy Esuku
Translation & Linguistic Committee
Imail Bala-Garba – Chairperson
Ayo Yusuf
Richard Alli
Wunmi Oni
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