Revered veteran columnist, Alhaji Lateef Jakande, aka John West, and a few other distinguished columnists: Gbolabo Ogunsanwo and Henry Boyo, are billed to receive posthumous award of Fellows of the League of Nigerian Columnists in Lagos on October 12, 2021.
Others to be honoured are Uncle Sam Amuka Pemu, aka Sad Sam; Dr Haroun Adamu, aka Politicus; and Dan Agbese of the Newswatch fame.
The epochal event will also feature a robust Lecture and Panel Discussion by leading Human Rights Lawyers and Public Intellectuals on the theme of security and human rights.
The League of Nigerian Columnists parades some of the most outstanding and impactful Columnists and Writers in the continent of Africa and whose works have been published by several papers, magazines and academic journals across the globe.
In a release by Cambridge Professor of Strategies and Development, Anthony Kila, Secretary General of the League, the twin event of the Award Ceremony and Public Lecture will have academics, media practitioners, students and leaders of thought in the audience.