Wali, made the pledge when he organized a book review of a book authored by Simon Kolawole, a Nigerian journalist, founder and chief executive officer of Cable Newspaper, titled: “Fellow Nigerians, It’s All Politics”, to mark his sixty first birthday.
He said he has resolved to get more actively involved in activities that promote public growth to the society.
Wali suggested that quiz competitions be re-introduced in the state, to encourage reading habit amongst young people in the state.
On his part, the author of the book under review, Simon Kolawale said his purpose of writing his book, is to document his previous articles on how ethnicity and religion has affected the quality of governance in the country.
Today FM’s Ifunanya Obeme-Ndukwe reports that the occasion was chaired by former Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association, OCJ Okocha, represented by his son, Oruwhuo Okocha and also had in attendance, former Vice Chancellor, University of Port Harcourt, Professor Stephen Okodudu, journalists and other dignitaries.
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