WOLE SOYINKA'S NEW BOOK APATA ALAPATA LAUNCHED IN ABEOKUTA

It’s another avenue for the wrongs in the society to be corrected. Another avenue to put the powers that be to check, a better way to let who thinks he is unshakeable knows that power is transient. Another food for thought for political office holders and various people empowered to represent groups of people. Another reminder that power is transient and it will one da
y get to an end, either by the end of a tenure or by Almighty God Himself. The huge reminder was the formal presentation of Apata Alapata, a work of arts put together by Late Masimo Pastoki with Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka’s supervision which was launched by the Governor Of Ogun State, Senator Ibikunle Amosun on Tuesday, 19 November in Abeokuta. Apata Alapata teaches morals and sends signals to those who see themselves as god, untouchable or powerful. The launch was a part of programmes lined up for the maiden Ake Arts and Book Festival 2013 featuring over 100 Nigerian and foreign writers which started on Monday 18 November in Abeokuta, Ogun State. The event was organised by Lola Shoneyin-led Book Buzz Foundation. Still ahead till Sunday 24 November are book fair, reading campaign, exhibition and workshops slated for today. Screening of ‘Home’ featuring Gbenga Akinnagbe, book chat and awards ceremony for the children’s writing competition hold on Friday with stage play featuring Lola Shoneyin’s ‘The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives’ adapted by Rotimi Babatunde and directed by Femi Elufowoju Jr . Saturday ends The Nigeria Now Exhibition of Contemporary Nigerian Art with Hollywood in Conversation with Nollywood featuring Charles Novia; as four under 21s engage Professor Soyinka in a conversation later same day. AABF 2013 will end on Sunday with a palmwine and poetry night featuring Efe Paul Azino, Sitawa Namwalie, Iquo Dianaabasi Eke, Peter Akinlabi, Natalia Molebatsi, Ololade Siyanbola, Akwaeke Zara Emezi, Wana Udobang and Kivu Ruhorahoza. Speaking on her vision for the festival, Shoneyin says: “My vision is to help establish a creative state where people come for leisure and recreation but also to quench a thirst for something different. I would like people who are never engaged in the arts to visit and buy a book and from then on become a reader. I would like the children to come see a film and from then say you know what? I think I can be a filmmaker. I think this is an option for me. I want people to come see the writers, meet the writers and get inspired.”

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