Fmr. President Olusegun Obasanjo. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday decried the “poor” reading culture among Nigerian youths at a dialogue organised by the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) in Abuja. Obasanjo said the trend could erode the country of its literary heritage. Obasanjo spoke on the theme ‘The Writer’s Role in Nation-Building and Africa’s First Presidential Library’. The former president said Nigeria boasted of literary giants whose works had received global recognition. Obasanjo emphasised the need for young writers to bridge generational gaps in the literary space. He argued…
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