A young female author of the book, “The Language of the Sun”, Miss Okelani Aworabhi has advised young authors and upcoming writers to focus on books that will impact positively on the society and propel development in the country.
Aworabhi gave this advice while speaking with journalists during the launching and public presentation of her book “The Language of the Sun held at the Presidential Hotel in Port Harcourt, Saturday.
She urged the upcoming writers to ensure that they work and follow up with their dreams adding that they can succeed in realising their dreams only when they are driven by the passion of their dreams.
She disclosed that the dream of publishing the book started at when she was 17 years old and added that she almost abandoned the book due to some myriads of challenges that greeted her ambitions of becoming an author.
Miss Aworabhi, an indigene of Oloibiri community in Bayelsa State disclosed that she ventured in to the book in other to tell the story of the Niger Delta region that have been developmentally marginalised despite been the economic hub of the nation.
She noted that Oloibiri community in Bayelsa State where oil was first discovered in 1956 in commercial quantity have been relegated despite the God given a natural resources, adding that the God given blessings have become a curse to the people of the region.
The Geologist said the people of the region must speak with one voice and join in the struggle for the advancement of Niger Delta in a civilize way and not through arms carrying.
She expressed happiness that her years of dreaming has finally come to pass and thanked God for His benevolence as well as all those who contributed to the success of the publication and launching.
Also speaking, the chairman of the occasion, Prof Kimse Okoko described the author as a proud daughter of Niger Delta region adding that she had through her book expressed the injustices and neglects melted against the people of the region by successive government in the country.
He described her as both a revolutionist and activist who through the book x-rayed the struggles of the people of the region in many centuries and enjoined the people of the area to join hands in the struggle for the betterment of the region.
In his own speech, the Chief launcher, Dr Azibapu Godbless Eruani, Group president, Azikel Group, while launching the book described the author as a beacon of hope for the younger generation adding that he was happy that a youth can venture into a critical book writing such as this despite the challenges of environmental degradation and media influences affecting the society at the moment.
In his own speech, the book reviewer, Carlton Lindsay Barrett said the author in her book, “the language of the sun” introduced a new trend of experimental literature that changes the situation through storytelling and added that the story in the book was told in experimental fiction where modernity struggle with tradition.
According to him, the Novel deals with serious and relevant issues that will engage the concerns of readers of all ages, adding that the bold assertion of female independence that her main characters represent is also one of the most refreshing revelations of the book.