Professor Chinedum Nwajiuba, Vice-Chancellor, Alex Ekwueme Federal University Ndufu-Alike Ebonyi State, who was recently inducted into the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) prestigious fellowship, during the association’s 39th International Annual Conference at Ilorin Kwara State, received Mr. Richard Inya, of the Library Department of the University, whose collection of poems titled “This is not a poem” was the 2nd Runner-up at the 2020 ANA Prize for Poetry.
Mr Inya, a two-time winner of the University’s prize for poetry, chairman of ANA in Ebonyi State, award winning poet and short story writer, presented copies of his collection of poems to Vice-Chancellor in his office during the visit.
The Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Nwajiuba, commended Mr. Inya’s creative ingenuity and worthy representation of the University. He proceeded to acquire some copies of the book on behalf of the University as way of encouraging the poet.
