Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed concern over growing the poor reading culture among young Nigerians, saying the trend could erode the nation’s literary heritage.
He stated this in his speech at the monthly ‘Reading/Writers Dialogue’ of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), FCT chapter, on Saturday in Abuja.
The two-time Nigerian leader and prolific writer appeared as the guest writer for February edition of the dialogue, with the theme,” The Writers’ Role in Nation-Building and Africa’s First Presidential Library.”
According to Obasanjo, Nigeria has over the years paraded arrays of literary giants whose works are celebrated globally, and there is need to raise young writers to bridge generational gaps in the literary space.
He noted that reading was the sure pathway to becoming a writer, but many youths of today were not avid readers in spite of easy…
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