Happy birthday to Prof Kole Omotoso. Also salutations to his generosity and to raising fine creatives in his journey. We need to brag more about these giants of Africa
On Sat, 22 Apr 2023, 14:32 'Augustine Togonu-Bickersteth' via USA Africa Dialogue Series, <usaafricadialogue@googlegroups.com> wrote:
--*80 years of Kole Omotoso
he is supposed to be the second most prominent person in south africa after nelson Mandela by a stroke of luck he replied one of my emails
requesting for information o the book, NIGERIA SPACE JOURNEY by ADIGUN ABIODUN founder of the africa space foundation.
ADIGUN ABIODUN served as the head of the united nations highest body on outer space affairs , Bankle Omotoso a product of kings college ,lagos shares the same birthday with queen Elizabeth 11.
he also writes beautiful English, his book ,COMBAT has ben raised to the status of a classic in English language by the publisher, penguinwikipedia entry reveals
Bankole Ajibabi Omotoso (born 21 April 1943), also known as Kole Omotoso, is a Nigerian writer and intellectual best known for his works of fiction and in South Africa as the "Yebo Gogo man" in adverts for the telecommunications company Vodacom.[1] His written work is known for its dedication and commitment to fusing a socio-political reappraisal of Africa and respect for human dignity into most of his works. #respect #language #writer #africa #work #telecommunications #southafrica #nigeria
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