President Muhammadu Buhari during the week joined other great Nigerians to celebrate the appointment of Dr Wale Okediran as he assumes office as Secretary-General of Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA).
In a statement from the office of presidential adviser, Chief Femi Adesina, Buhari was quoted as saying “the appointment once again attests to the excellence exhibited by Nigerians in almost all areas of human endeavour.”
Okediran, a medical doctor-turned-writer, was President, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), and former member of the House of Representatives.
The President described his appointment as “round peg in a round hole,” as Dr Okediran has made name and reputation as a skillful writer and author of many books.
President Buhari then went ahead to urge the PAWA Secretary-General, who will be domiciled in Ghana for his tenure of office, to continue bearing aloft the flag of Nigeria.
Meanwhile, members of Friends of Parrots, a popular Whatspp have also been sending congratulatory notes to the talented Nigerian.
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