Sunday Book Exchange
By Master Ugwe .1/17/2017.
Library book shelf
Good day guys, its been quite sometime and some of you may be wondering whether this has fallen into the predicament like Nigerian road projects where it starts and then reclines into perpetual abandonment.
Well we have been doing some adjustments and restructuring to make this endeavor of having a blog worthwhile. This is because if you decide to dabble into blogging I tell you it isn't an easy endeavor. Sense would start knocking on your brains when you realize that AdSense( the medium of making blog money) is not synonymous to a quickie. Time is what makes one eligible for such and as such one has to make that time worthwhile.
It is without doubt that if the Nigerian youth wishes to take charge of the future of this country condensed in physical and spiritual mess, reading is one true way. In furtherance of this we would be having our Sunday Book Exchange.
The Sunday Book Exchange is aimed at bringing book lovers closer and give readers the chance to continue enjoy different books of the same category. So lets assume Nkechi likes reading history and she reads There Was a Country by Chinua Achebe, she would make a brief summary of the book and state the category. More than often a book could fall into different categories. Nkechi would be willing to exchange her book with another book with falls into the same category; Why We Struck by Ademolegun. If Yusuf has this aforementined book then a book exchange has been successful. Note Nkechi is at liberty to reject offers she isn't contented with, more so when she has read the book or when the book doesn't fall amongst her taste.
Our first book on Sunday Book Exchange is - Awo on Nigerian Civil War.
The book is for those interested in Nigerian political history and the Civil war. Awo on Nigerian Civil War features speeches made by Chief Obafemi Awolowo at different times.
Chapter 1 has the speech delivered by him on 11 September 1963 before Justice Goerge Sowemimo in the Lagos High Court.
Chapter 2 contains a supplementray preface to Thoughts on Nigerian Constitution released by Awo at Ibadan on 8th November, 1966.
Chapter 3 contains a letter written by Chief Obafemi Awolowo to Col.R.A.Adebayo, withdrawing from the Ad hoc Committee.
Part Two of the book contains the most captivating part of this book. It provides one the memoranda of the meetings between Lt. Col. Odumegwu Ojukwu and a delegation of the National Conciliation Committee led by Chief Obafemi Awolowo. At this point I wish to relish my best quote from the book.
"We, in the University of Ife, met and wrote a lette r to the Federal Government saying that all Federal economic blockades should be dropped because we do not believe in economic strangulation of Region."
Professor Aluko.
One may wonder what is so remarkable about the quote, but it shows that at a point when Nigeria was in difficulty the intellectuals were consulted. The delegation had Professor Aluko and Professor Eni Njoku making contributions.
In this time of recession I am yet to see a conglomeration our University economics lecturers voice out a robust master plan for the country. I rest my case here.
In case you are interested in this book, you can send an email to magicsownices@gmail.com making your offer for an exchange. It is advised you give a brief summary of the book and how the reader can benefit from your book. In addition if you wish your book to feature on our Sunday series, do send a brief summary of your book to the aforementioned email.
Have a lovely week.
