POET hailed For Using Literature To Advance Social Reform

Vice chancellor of Federal University, Lokoja (FUL), Prof. Olayemi Akinwumi, has described Prof. Olu Obafemi arsenic a dramatist, poet, novelist, professional and teacher, who has utilized lit arsenic a conveyance for societal betterment and nationalist consciousness.

Prof. Akinwumi stated this successful his invited code astatine the Felele field of the instauration during the 3rd Colloquium, held successful honour of Prof. Olu Obafemi arsenic portion of the activities for the 9th convocation ceremonial of the university.

According to him, the colloquium was 1 of the intelligence highlights of the 9th convocation ceremony, saying “it perfectly aligns with our imaginativeness arsenic a assemblage committed to celebrating knowledge, excellence, and impactful scholarship”.

The vice chancellor pointed retired that done Professor Obafemi’s pioneering enactment successful extremist and ideological theatre, the writer has redefined the relation of lit successful confronting injustice and promoting motivation values.

“Beyond his originative output, helium has served this federation with favoritism arsenic a nationalist intellectual, mentor, and argumentation influencer.

“His conferment with the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM), the highest nationalist honour for intelligence achievement, is simply a testament to his monumental contributions to knowledge, culture, and humanity”, the VC stated.

Professor Akinwumi thanked distinguished speakers and discussants, who had travel from acold and adjacent to stock their insights connected the life, works, and intelligence legacies of the celebrant, adding that their information enriches the sermon and reflects the extent of respect Professor Olu Obafemi commands crossed the world world.

In a insubstantial titled “Agurumo connected the Cross: The Social Vision and Revolutionary Aesthetics of Olu Obafemi”, presented successful honour of the celebrant by Professor Ayodele Anthony Bamidele of the Department of English, FUL, helium described Professor Obafemi arsenic an avowed realist who believes that determination indispensable needfully beryllium a homology betwixt creation and society.

He pointed retired that the celebrant besides believes that creation indispensable beryllium made to tally the chores of making nine a amended spot for antheral to unrecorded in, noting that this content has been his committedness successful the full gamut of his rich, melodramatic tapestry.

“As a literate historian, helium presents the humanities improvement of his nation, Nigeria, with the purpose of annihilating the Agurumos of our satellite for planetary bid and tranquility.

“What we person seen truthful acold is Olu Obafemi’s offerings successful his quest to extremity oppression and exploitation successful our nine by annihilating each signifier of Agurumo that makes beingness unbearable for the masses.

“We each cognize that it’s not yet Uhuru. His imaginativeness for his nine has not been fulfilled yet. It is enactment successful progress” Prof. Bamidele said.

Responding, Prof. Obafemi expressed his profound appreciation to the vice chancellor of Federal University Lokoja for organising the colloquium successful his honour.

He expressed gratitude to each who contributed to the occurrence of the lawsuit saying “My joyousness knows nary bounds seeing the overwhelming emotion and enactment shown to maine today.”