Novelist To Address Anambra As Obiano Marks 100 Days

Multiple-prize-winning
novelist, Ms Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has been chosen to deliver the keynote address at the special lecture being planned to mark Governor of Anambra State, Chief Willie Obiano’s first 100 days in office.
The event, which will take place today, June 25 at the Women Development Centre, Awka, the state capital, will also feature a formal unveiling of the corporate symbols of the new Anambra, which have been in the works for some time now as well as the flag-off of some legacy projects by the governor of the state.
Adichie, was considered the ideal speaker for the event following her firm grasp of contemporary Nigerian narratives and her soaring status as a persuasive speaker of note.
Adichie, who hails from Abba town in Dunukofia local government area of Anambra State, is widely believed to be very popular across ethnic and racial boundaries and seen as a symbol for Nigerian youths. Her involvement is believed to be in line with Governor Obiano’s passionate drive to redirect the energy of the youths of Anambra State to the pursuit of goals and ideals that would bring dignity to the state.
Adichie’s invitation to speak at Obiano’s first 100 days in office lecture is seen as a symbolic reminder to the youths of the state that a return to the values of hard work and legitimate aspirations is still the surest way to a successful and contented life.
Adichie’s address is programmed to fall in sync with the formal unveiling of a new logo and other items of corporate identity for the state to formally mark the commencement of Governor Obiano’s campaign for the restoration of the intangible assets that once made Ndi Anambra great.
The corporate symbols, which have long been incubated by a Lagos-based integrated marketing communications consortium known as Brand Aristotle, are expected to usher in a new phase of cultural and ethical renaissance in the state that will return it to the path of moral and cultural rectitude.
Adichie, who established herself as one of Africa’s most notable literary voices, made a phenomenal transition into the club of eclectic public speakers with her riveting performance at the 2009 Ted Talk in the UK, poignantly entitled: The Danger of a Single Story.
It would be recalled that since Obiano assumed office on March 17, this year, he has been very outspoken about the ills that have held the state down, upbraiding the custodians of the people’s cultural mores for not asking hard-headed questions of the members of their communities whose wealth has no easy explanation.