Michael Babatunde
The convener of 'EMPOWERED BY WORDS', James Ademuyiwa popularly called Conco has assured fans that the programme has come to stay.
EMPOWERED BY WORDS is an annual programme that features music, comedy, drama and most importantly, spoken words. The programme whose aim is to empower students with words as it was tagged held its first and second edition in Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta with plans to make the programme more elaborate.
In an exclusive interview with our correspondent, Conco who is a final year student in the department of mass communication, MAPOLY assured that the programme will not leave the school with him, if the school management remains supportive.
"I would love to say, the school had initially played an helpful role by serving as a platform to carry out such creative event, EMPOWERED BY WORDS in the first place.
"The future as a finalist is definitely not going to be a story of abortion of the dream, it would only get bigger
"...it would be left in the hands of the school management if they would like to be part of making it bigger by allowing us do more with a well organized strategy of getting students for next editions and a perfect auditorium in the school premises or we take it out of the school and look for a better auditorium which definitely in turn would lead to more accessibility by other publics of Poetry aside the students of MAPOLY alone."
It was observed that the two editions of the programme fell on the same day with the Kegites celebration, MAPOLY chapter. Conco in his response said "we planned students of stress and to motivate them weeks before their exams. There is no correlation or whatsoever in the selection of dates with the Kegites."
Meanwhile, a veteran poet, Eriata Orhibabor, who was a guest at the programme described the programme as a promoter of poetry in Nigeria adding that those who attended would have been empowered.
"...the programme was thrilling, it can be said to be said to be a very important promoter of poetry in Nigeria.
"If poetry could attract a hall filled with people, it means that so much is happening in the world of poetry. For who paid attention at the event, I'm happy they can say that they have been empowered."
However, Conco has assured fans to expect a bigger show by the next edition (2017) adding that there will be a central theme for the event.
" Fans should expect a well upgraded edition in the next edition. As you could also testify that, it is our tradition to deliver more than previous edition.
"Probably, we would be having a central theme for the next edition, which would serve as a convergence for the thoughts of our diverse Artists." He concluded.
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