The election held at Katsina State Secretariat Conference Hall on 11st September, 2022 was conducted by a Four Man Electoral Committee under the able leadership of Professor Idris Amali, the DVC Admin., Federal University, Lafia. Professor Albishak, MON, Professor Yusuf Adamu served as Members with Zahradeen Ibrahim Kalla, former Treasurer of NNWS serving as the Secretary. At the end of the Congress, members of NNWS in attendance voted in new officials. Below are portfolios and names of the newly sworn in Executives as follows:
Chairman
Dr. Bashir Abu Sabe
Vice Chairman
Isyaku Bala Ibrahim
General Secretary
Khalid Imam
Ass. Gen. Sec.
Ismail Bala
Financial Secretary
Dr. Shamsudeen Bello
Treasurer
Abubakar Zukogi
PRO North Central
Tim Cuttings
PRO North West
Dr. Murtala Uba Mohammed
PRO North East
Nil.
Legal Adviser
Ogbe Benson Aduojo Esq.
Auditor
Fatima Bello
Ex-Officio
Auwal Gata
Soon after taking oath of office, swiftly administered by the reelected Legal Adviser, the reelected Chairman, Dr. Bashir Abu Sabe delivered a brief acceptance speech in which he thanked call members for their votes of confidence and giving him new mandate. He also appealed to all new Executives to put all hands on deck for them to reinvigorate the association. He concluded by calling on all members and other stakeholders to support him to provide the desired leadership the association needs to attain greater hight.
The election coming on the second day of the Two Day Conference and the first Arewa Literary Awards the NNWS organized. Thereafter what followed immediately was the illuminating papers presentation by carefully selected literary scholars and some writers from different regions of the North with papers presented in Fulfulde, Hausa, Nupe and Tiv indigenous languages.Prior to that, the Keynote Address was presented by Professor Saleh Abdu, former DVC, Federal University, Kashere after the conference was declared officially openned by His Excellency, Right Honourable Aminu Bello Masari who was ably represented by Honorable Abdulkarim Sirika, the Commissioner of Information, Culture and Home Affairs.
The unveiling of “Tulu: A Multilingual Anthology of Northern Nigerian New Writings” was the hallmark of events held on the opening day of the Two Day Conference on Northern Nigerian Indigenous Literatures and Languages themed: ‘ Indigenous Literatures and Languages as Vehicle for Taming Insecurity in Northern Nigeria”.
A powerful delegation of NNSW led by Professor Idris Amali were warming received by Right Honourable Aminu Bello Masari, the Governor of Katsina State at his residence.
On Day Two, participants toured some fascinating historic sites in Katsina and the Daura Emir’s Palace.
Khalid Imam
General Secretary
Northern Nigerian Writers’ Summit.
12th September, 2022.
