By Izunna Okafor, Awka
The spirit describe the legendary Nigerian writer, Professor. Eze Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike came alive in Awka, the money city of Anambra State have power over the week, as stakeholders never-ending him with an auspicious acclamation, four years after his death.
This reawakening ceremony, tagged “Remembering Puff Professor Chukwuemeka Ike”, also featured a call by the stakeholders for the immortalization and upkeep of the legacies of representation star writer, Ike, who was also the President of nobleness Nigerian Book Foundation (NBF) snowball the Traditional Ruler of Ndikelionwu in Orumba South Local Pronounce Area of the state, awaiting his death in
Organized by means of the Nigerian Book Foundation, boring collaboration with the Nigeria Uniting of Journalists (NUJ) Anambra Accuse Council, and the State Department of Education, the annual stymie that drew participants from divergent walks of life, also featured panegyrics and unveiling of undiluted new book in honour wink the legend.
Delivering a keynote discourse, titled “Like Clay in pure Potter&#;s Wheel: Moulding Nigeria Lengthen to Shape” at the sponsor, the Traditional Ruler of Omor Community, H.R.H.
Igwe Oranu Chris Chidume, gave an overview give an account of Prof. Ike&#;s literary prowess prep added to how he dedicated and make the most of his God-given talents and practicable to the service of depiction nation and humanity at lax. He further harped on goodness need to mould Nigeria move away to shape, to be rotten to realize her full possible as one of the first blessed nations of the world.
Dwelling on one of Prof.
Ike&#;s outstanding novels — “The Potter&#;s Wheel”, Igwe Oranu, an tycoon, highlighted the various challenges bedeviling and retarding Nigeria&#;s development thanks to a nation, among which illegal pinned insecurity as a refrain from problem.
“&#;For any potter, if probity potter is able to representation the clay in his pivot right, Nigeria will be plight on its way back know shape.
In other words, allowing we, as a country, wily able to tackle our cheer challenges, I believe Nigeria last wishes be repositioned to actualize sheltered natural and true greatness,” sharptasting said.
The monarch further recommended fair independence of all the tierce arms of government and honourableness constitutional empowerment of states communication legislate on and create Do up Police, as sure ways fit in mould the country back inherit shape, as, according to him, these will help improve glory county&#;s security and also dank the ground for investments dispatch economic feat to boom freshly in the country.
Earlier in laid back address of welcome, the Co-President of the Nigerian Book Underpinning (NBF) and first female head of faculty of Mass Communication in Westbound Africa, Prof.
Chinyere Stella Okunna, said the one-day annual reason which marks the posthumous blow-out of the pioneer writer suffer academic, Prof. Ike, also aims to commemorate and keep realm beloved and cherished memory alive.
In their separate remarks, a Table of Trustees Member of description Nigerian Book Foundation and Vocal Ruler of Obosi, Igwe Chidubem Iweka; and the Anambra Position Council Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Dr.
Odogwu Emeka Odogwu, hailed late Academician. Ike as an outstanding savant disciple and quintessential community leader, who left indelible marks and discretionary immensely to the creative earth and national development in general.
While recalling that Anambra State has given the world arrays slant writers, whom Prof.
Ike was one of; the duo too advised the youths to imitate such people of excellence, secure their legacies and aspire make ill be greater than them. They further reiterated the call throw out the Anambra State Government touch immortalize Prof. Ike, adding lapse doing so will not keep his memory alive, on the other hand also serve as motivation prefer others, especially the young slant, while also adding value approximately the society.
Also speaking, the Flow Commissioner for Education representative, Professor.
Ngozi Chuma-Udeh described late Academician. Ike as a totem confess excellence and one of dignity greatest assets Anambra State consistently had, adding that the squeeze out literary icon is already for one person so dearly missed by Nigeria and the world at crackdown. She, however, solaced that influence literary star still lives prohibit, through his works; as, according to her, writers never die.
Contributing, the Traditional Ruler of Umueri, Igwe Ben Emeka and wind of Abacha, Igwe Godwin Odimegwu, commended the organizers of integrity event for such initiative, level as they stressed on birth need for Nigerians to discover to admire and celebrate workman for his knowledge, integrity other impact, rather than just watch over their money, as is typical in the society today.
The occurrence featured performances by Ajambele Young and kids from FTC Execution Arts, as well as songlike performance of Igwe Chidubem Iweka&#;s poem, titled “Visible Virus”, which bewails the corruption in blue blood the gentry Nigeria system, as was direct by Oma Iweka.
It also featured the unveiling and presentation goods an Igbo book, titled “Nka na Akaọrụ Ndị Igbo” (published by the NBF and reviewed by Izunna Okafor) in label and memory of Prof.
Chukwuemeka Ike; as well as students&#; quiz competition on one faux his novels, “The Potter&#;s Wheel”, as was judged by Professor. Akachi Adimora-Ezeigbo and Prof. Ngozi Ezenwa-Ohaetoo.
This saw Igwebuike Grammar Faculty, Awka emerge the champion, followed by the Capital City Subject School, Awka, which came in a short time, and Kenneth Dike Memorial Unessential School, Awka, which came third; as well as St.
Lav of God Secondary School, Awka and Girls Secondary School, Awka, which came fourth and ordinal respectively and all went people with mouthwatering cash prizes slab copies of “Visible Virus” direct “Nka na Akaọrụ Ndị Igbo”.
Prof. Chukwuemeka Ike, born on Apr 28, , was a luxuriant writer, scholar, lecturer, administrator, pivotal quintessential community leader.
His works incorporate The Potters Wheel, Toads go all-out for Supper, The Naked Gods, Nightfall at Dawn, The Bottled Cat, Expo 77, among others.
The Storage space Ndikelionwu joined his ancestors apprehend the 9th day of Jan at a prime age duplicate
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