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COMMUNIQUE FROM THE 19th Biennial
COMMUNIQUÉ
Issued by: The Literacy Promotion Association, Nigeria (LiPAN)
Date: October 15, 2024
Location: Port Harcourt, Nigeria
The Literacy Promotion Association, Nigeria (LiPAN), in collaboration with the Department of English and Communication Art, Ignatius Ajuru University of Education (IAUE), Port Harcourt, successfully concluded its 19th Biennial Conference, held from October 6-10, 2024.
Conference Overview
The conference, themed “Literacy for Sustainable Development,” brought together scholars, educators, and literacy advocates from various tertiary institutions across Rivers State and Nigeria, even from the northern regions of Nigeria. Professor Anthonia Omehia from the Department of Library and Information Science, IAUE, delivered an insightful keynote address.
Distinguished Attendance The conference was graced by notable dignitaries including: – Professor Obiajulu Emejulu, Chairman, Board of Trustees, LiPAN – Representative of the Commissioner for Education, Rivers State. – The Executive Director for Adult and Non-Formal Education, Rivers State Ministry of Education – The President of LiPAN; Prof Solomon Makinde (LASU) – Vice President of LiPAN; Prof Nkechi Christopher (University of Ibadan) – LiPAN BoT member; Prof Chinwe Moudumogu(Benue State University) – Representatives from the British Council and ELTAN – The former Director of Membership LiPAN; Prof Preye Iyalla- Amadi – Senior academics from various institutions
The theme of the 18th Biennial Conference, which coincides with the 40th anniversary of the Reading Association of Nigeria, meets the present situation in Nigeria and the world. Sustainable living is desirable in these circumstances where many nations in the world are facing various challenges which range from Covid 19 and its effects, climate change, insecurity, economic recession, religious intolerance, poverty, poor governance, poor wealth fare, religious intolerance and poor attention to education by government especially in Nigeria to mention a few.
These challenges have serious adverse effects on the citizens across the globe. It is therefore necessary to come together and brainstorm on how sustainable living will be attained by the individuals in the society. It is imperative to encourage literate individuals to read critically while the emergent readers are taught how to engage and profit from critical literacy. Sustainable living for the purpose of this address is seeing as the ability of the individuals to be able to provide for their own needs without or little help from others. It is observed today, that many literate individuals find it difficult to use their literacy skills to acquire desirable information that will enable them provide for their needs.
