The Award Selection Committees with Board of Directors and members of Nigeria Image Rebranding Group (NIREG) have appointed one of Nigeria’s fine writers, Adjekpagbon Blessed Mudiaga, as a recipient of this year’s edition of the Integrity Award.
Scheduled to hold on June 15, 2014 at Sheraton Abuja Hotel, the event will commence at 6pm.
In a statement signed by the Selection Chairperson of NIREG, Princess Vivian Funmilayo Michael-Adelakun, Mudiaga’s nomination was based on his numerous achievements in the past, coupled with the resounding success in his present leadership position as an individual that has earned a place in the annals of Nigeria’s history.
“Actually, many individuals like you in the corporate and public bodies have been trying to carve a niche for themselves but the temptation of bribery and corruption, indiscipline, disloyalty, avarice and other misconducts perpetuated while in positions of authority have denied them such recognition in our contemporary society. These acts only do not bring retrogression to the growth and development of African society but have made our society to be looked down among other countries of the world.
“But for your good self, and following the sample opinion carried out on you in recent times, it has been an established fact that you are a committed servant in both your organization and your local community. Also, high level honesty, steadfastness, transparency, accountability, and discipline exhibited by you must not go without recognition for others to emulate in this right direction. We must not forget easily, your enviable records as a philanthropist and true humanitarian considering your high level of sacrifice to humanity. …You are therefore, a symbol of excellence worthy of emulation by those coming behind you in our assessment,” she explained.
Mudiaga is an award winning poet and writer from Nigeria. He is the author of many books including Domestic Daddy, Fundamentals of Literature-in-English and Angel of light, among others. He is a member of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), Lagos.
POEMS
Hope
Cock crows in a morning
Is a notice of such day morning.
Sober and pain in my carpet-like bed.
Eyes slightly opened, tears ready to shed.
Uncertainty of breakfast is no surprise.
But my reservoir fails to realise.
When night stars begin to appear
I look up and smile in despair.
Then I sit to quantify the hours in a day.
All I hear is; you need to fast and pray.
My heart is pierced but I still need my wet pillow
To meditate if my hope could be actualised tomorrow
Copyright: Lekan Malik
Lamentation
My world as a kid was sweet
There was abundance
The environment so friendly
People around so kind and caring
By face I can identify everyone
By name I can call them well
Now an adult with kids of my own
Too many responsibilities, too early
So many that helped as a kid
Are out of memory
Whence I meet them by chance
I felt so ashamed as to slap my face
But our lives today are full of that!
It is the tragedy of our lives
Copyright: Yusuf Adamu
Excerpts from his poetry book titled
They Can Speak English (2010) Culled from Daily Newswatch.
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