Acclaimed artwork collector, Yemisi Shyllon has acquired Ori Agbe's art work, a poem that in style efficiency poet Akeem Lasisi devoted to Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka.
Shyllon did this on the first African Citations, an exhibition with poetic tributes that Lasisi just lately curated in Lagos. The founding father of the Omoba Yemisi Adedoyin Shyllon Arts Basis forwarded the art work to Soyinka. In keeping with him, the poem is nice and captures the essence of Soyinka's enviable journey by way of literature and humanity.
Shyllon described the African Citations exhibition as modern, saying Lasisi had initiated one thing distinctive in Nigeria's artwork historical past.
“Akeem Lasisi has given us a style of his personal for which we must always all reward and assist him. He is a superb thoughts who at all times produces new concepts and takes our artwork and tradition in newer instructions. So, I congratulate him and guarantee him of my continued assist,” he stated.
Fans of Lasisi's poetry and different stakeholders had gathered on the MUSON Centre, the venue of the occasion, the place the colourful and galvanizing poetry artworks had been on show. Amongst them had been these devoted to legendary writers and entertainers similar to Soyinka, Professors Chinua Achebe and Niyi Osundare, Taiwo Ajai-Lycett, Angelique Kidjo and Genevieve Nnaji; Sudanese-British enterprise magnate Mo Ibrahim; and his Nigerian counterparts similar to Aliko Dangote, Femi Otedola, Mike Adenuga and Folorunso Alakija.
Others who obtained poetry honors embrace prime pedagogues Aare Afe Babalola and Professor Ayobami Salami; media leaders Chief Ajibola Ogunshola, Mr. Adeyeye Joseph, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, Mr. Dotun Oladipo and Ayeni Adekunle. From different company environments come Funso Aina and Omobolanle Victor-Laniyan, whereas The Punch, The Guardian, Entry Financial institution, the First Technical College, MTN and Nigeria LNG have additionally devoted poems to them.
From the Public Service, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State; and the Commissioner for Data in Lagos State, Gbenga Omottoso. The beneficiaries from the leisure sector embrace Angelique Kidjo, Ajai-Lycett, Kunle Afolayan, Genevieve Nnaji and Mike Dada.
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Additionally talking on the occasion organized by actor and cultural activist Ropo Ewenla, the place Lasisi and his Songbirds group – alongside Edaoto – carried out, Omotoso stated the poet had enriched Africa's poetic heritage. He famous that Lasisi had additionally been distinctive as a journalist, including that the African Citations undertaking displays the values that inform the philosophy, insurance policies and applications of the Sanwo-Olu administration.
The Managing Director of Punch Nigeria Restricted, Joseph, recalled how Lasisi had at all times projected his poetic expertise whilst a journalist with 'The PUNCH'. He famous that the administration of the corporate had at all times supported him and likewise stood behind him on the African Citations undertaking.
In his welcome handle, the poet, producer of in style movies similar to Eeleleture and Udeme, stated the exhibition goals to extend the utility worth of poetry. He stated it introduced the verse near the individuals and introduced everybody and all the pieces underneath the cover of efficiency poetry.
Lasisi stated: “On the one hand, African Citations celebrates the winners' contributions to the progress of humanity. However, it takes poetry additional out of its normal context in order that extra individuals can see and really feel its magnificence. We current the tributes in multimedia kind: artworks, musical, video and stay efficiency.”
Different prime media personalities in attendance included CORA founders Mr. Jahman Anikulapo and Mr. Toyin Akinosho; Dr. Yinka Oyegbile, Mr. Steve Ayorinde, Olagunju, Oladipo, Dr. Kabir Alabi Garba, Mr. Bamidele Johnson, Mr. Olumide Iyanda, Mr. Tosin Ajirire, Dr. Shaibu Husseini, Bemigho Awala, Sewedo Nipowaku, Bukola Adebayo, Akinpelu Dada, pastor Sule Kehinde, Mr. Funso Arogundade and Dr. Bisi Deji-Folutile.
