President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday described the appointment of Dr Wale Okediran as Secretary-General of Pan-African Writers Association (PAWA) as “round peg in a round hole,”
The President, in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, said “the appointment once again attests to the excellence exhibited by Nigerians in almost all areas of human endeavour.”
Okediran, a medical doctor-turned-writer, was President, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), and former member of the House of Representatives.
The President further stated that Dr Okediran has made name and reputation as a skilful writer and author of many books.
President Buhari urged the PAWA Secretary-General, who will be domiciled in Ghana for his tenure of office, to continue bearing aloft the flag of Nigeria.
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