The Alake And Paramount Ruler Of Egba Land, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo Has Urged President Bola Tinubu To Declare July 13 As A National Day To Celebrate Professor Wole Soyinka’s Contribution To Humanity.
The Paramount Ruler Also Said Soyinka Should Be Honored With The Second Highest National Honour Of Grand Commander Of Order Of Niger As The Nobel Laureate Marks His 90th Birthday.
Oba Gbadebo Made This Call During A Press Conference Held To Herald Events Lined Up To Mark The 90th Birthday Of The First African Nobel Prize Winner In Literature.
The Alake And Paramount Ruler Of Egba Land, Oba Adedotun Aremu Gbadebo Has Urged President Bola Tinubu To Declare July 13 A National Day To Celebrate Prof Wole Soyinka’s Contribution To Humanity.
The Paramount Ruler Also Said Soyinka Should Be Honored With The Second Highest National Honour Of Grand Commander Of Order Of Niger As The Nobel Laureate Marks His 90th Birthday.
Oba Gbadebo Made This Call On Tuesday During A Press Conference Held To Herald Events Lined Up To Mark The 90th Birthday Of The First African Nobel Prize Winner In Literature.
https://8008826e1f52967c69ad82bcdd47f573.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html The Royal Father Said As Way To Further Honour The Playwright, He Is Declaring July 13th ‘Wole Soyinka Day’ And This Will Be Celebrated By All Sons And Daughters Of Egba Land Both At Home And In The Diaspora.
According To The Monarch, The Two-Day Celebration Slated For Friday 12th And Saturday 13th Of July Is Themed, ‘Defiance And Creativity: A Celebration Of Soyinka’s Artistic Ingenuity And Impact On Nigeria, Africa And The Entire World’.
The Event Would Feature Series Of Events Such As Art Exhibitions By The Pupils Of The Primary School Attended By Soyinka, St Peters Primary School, Ake, Abeokuta Grammer School As Well As Ogun State Chapter Of Society Of Nigerian Artistes.
Oba Gbadebo Said, “It Will Be Appropriate For The Federal Government To Adopt July 13 As A National Day To Celebrate Prof Wole Soyinka Given His Contribution To Literature And Humanity Globally.
