31st May, 2014
An Evening of Tribute has been scheduled to hold in Abuja on 12 June in honour of the late literary scholar and activist, Professor Catherine Acholonu.
The event, holding at the Korean Cultural Centre in Abuja, is being organised by Christopher Okigbo Literary Society and members of the Association of Nigeria Authors (ANA).
Acholonu, who was a founding member of ANA, died in Abuja on 18 March.
A statement issued by Patrick Oguejiofor, the coordinator of the event, said Prof. Chimalum Nwakwo and Ahmed Maiwada are among the literary scholars expected to present papers at the event.
The distinguished scholar was one of the most influential voices in the Nigerian literary scene, the statement noted.
It added that the deceased was a prolific writer, gender activist, politician, poet, consummate researcher who advocated for women equality.
Her works includes The Afrocentric Alternative to Feminism, The Earth Unchained, A Quantum Leap in Consciousness, Women in Environmental Development Programme and Trial of the Beautiful Ones.
She was also a Fulbright scholar who lectured in several universities in the United States, and contributed immensely to promoting African literature.
She founded the Catherine Acholonu Research Centre in Abuja and served as Senior Special Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Arts and Culture between 1999 and 2002.