A non-governmental organisation, NGO, the ‘Poets in Nigeria’, PIN Initiative, has called on government and private organisations to support and promote creativity of poetry writing in the country.
The organisation’s President, Eriata Oribhabor, said this at the fifth edition of formal announcement of Nigeria Students Poetry Prize, in Lagos.
About eighty-seven student ambassadors were unveiled for the Nigerian Student Poetry Prize, representing PIN in various tertiary institutions.
Oribhabor said that government and private organisations needed to start promoting poetry through funding, in order to encourage poetry students in the country.
Nigerian Students Poetry Prize, NSPP is an initiative of Poets in Nigeria, aimed at stimulating literary creativity and encouraging critical thinking among Nigerian undergraduates.
Also speaking, former Chairman, Association of Nigerian Authors, Chike Ofili, said writing a good and successful poetry could be difficult and solicited support from people in order to promote Nigeria Students Poetry Prize.
