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Prof. Wole Soyinka Annual Lecture Series 2002 click on pics to enlarge |
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were at this year's Prof. Wole Soyinka Annual Lecture organised
by National Association of Seadogs (NAS). The lecture was held recently at the exclusive Hotel Savoy in London, to commemorate the 68th birthday of the founder, Nobel Laureate Professor Wole Soyinka. |
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The programme kicked off with a welcome address by the present Capone of NAS, Tim Amola Akpareva in which he reiterated some of the aims and objectives of the association. According to him, NAS is geared among others towards cultural, economical and charitable development of people in Nigeria and in the United Kingdom. The association also seeks to ensure there is a free and fair and bloodless political election in Nigeria in 2003. |
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main attraction of the event was the informative and interesting
lecture delivered by Professor Femi Taiwo, an Associate Professor
of Philosophy and Global African Studies at Seattle University,
Seattle Washington, USA. Professor Taiwo in his lecture titled "Of
Intellectuals, Politics and Public policy-making in Nigeria"
challenged the role of intellectuals in Nigeria's political system. Chief Emeka Anyaoku, who was the chairman of the occasion, commended the lecture. The audience also had the opportunity to participate during the Comments/Questions session, in which Dr Olu Agunloye, the incumbent Minister of State for Defence in Nigeria who was the Guest of Honour at the lecture stated that "change in mindset and courage are needed for intellectuals so as to influence the government and its policies." |
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event was capped with response from the celebrant Professor
Wole Soyinka who equally commended Professor Taiwo's lecture
and expressed his appreciation to organisers of the event. Professor
Soyinka in his jovial mood shared an experience he had in an
American hotel a long time ago in which black people were not
allowed into some areas of the building. He threatened them
with lawsuits and the owner of the hotel had to be called in
to pacify him. Professor Soyinka ended his story with this hilarious
comment, "Reach for the pocket of the Americans and they
will listen". |
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