The Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Kano State Branch has elected new Executive Council during its Annual General Meeting (AGM) that was held at the American Space, Murtala Muhammad Library Complex Kano on Saturday 29th May, 2021.
According to a statement signed by the Association’s Public Relations Officer (English) Aliyyu Muhammad and Mazhun Idris, the Secretary says the Election was presided over by former National Treasurer of the Association Dr. Maryam Ali Ali.
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The newly elected officials are as follows:
Chairman – Tijjani Muhammad Musa
Vice Chairman – Maimuna Idris Beli
Secretary – Mazhun Ya’u Idris
Assistant Secretary – Yaseer Kallah
Treasurer – Ɗanladi Z. Haruna
Financial Secretary – Abdullahi Lawan Kangala
PRO English – Aliyu Abdullahi Muhammad
PRO Hausa – Ibrahim Indabawa
Welfare Officer – Umma Sulaiman ‘Yan Awaki
Auditor I – Bilkisu Yusuf Ali
Auditor II – Sadiya
Legal Adviser – Hassan Ibrahim Gama
Ex-Officio: Zaharaddeen Ibrahim Kallah, Dr. Murtala Uba Muhammad, Abba Shehu Musa and Rufaida Umar.
The entire members of the Executive Council are to work for a period of two years.
The Electoral Committee members are
Dr. Maryam Ali Ali – Chairman, Kabiru Yusuf Fagge – Secretary and Jamilu H. Jibeka – Member.
The Association of Nigerian Authors ANA) represents Nigerian creative writers at home and abroad. It was founded in 1981 with the novelist Chinua Achebe as its president. The immediate past President is Alhaji Denja Abdullahi.
The Association has sponsored some of the following prizes in 2004;
- ANA/ATIKU ABUBAKAR Prize for Children Literature — Sola Alamutu and Dawodu Peju: Cate Saves the Ikopi Rainforest (winner); Lawal–Solarin, Tunde: Lanre and the Queen of the Stream; Olajire Olanlokun: Children Poetry for Pleasure.
- ANA/NDDC Drama Prize (In honour of J. P. Clark) — Yahaya Dangana: The Royal Chambers (winner); Chetachukwu Isaacs-Iroegbu: Ezewanyi; Leke Ogunfeyimi: Sacrifice the King.
- ANA/NDDC Prize (In honour of Gabriel Okara) — Ohaeto Ezenwa: Chants of a Minstrel (winner); Emeka Agbayi: Stars Die; Segun Akinlolu: King’s Messenger.
- ANA/NDDC Prose Prize (In memory of Ken Saro-Wiwa) — Arthur-Worey: Fola: The Diaries of Mr Michael (winner); Philip Begho: Jelly Baby; Brisibe-Dorgu: Gesiere: Love So Pure.
And many others.
