The story has been told of Pa Idris Ola Lediju who is said to be the oldest author in Nigeria. Pa Idris Ola Lediju He is a devoted Muslim and telecommunication engineer. At 97, Pa Idris Ola Lediju may be retired, but he is certainly not tired. Arguably, he has become Nigeria’s oldest author by penning his autobiography at the age of 97, reports OZOLUA UHAKHEME, Assistant Editor (Arts) . It was a celebration of the power of the written words. It was also a historic moment of honour for 97-year-old Pa Idris Ola Lediju, a retired telecommunication engineer, who, perhaps, is Nigeria’s oldest author. Expectedly, family members, friends, old students of Methodist Boys High School (MBHS), Lagos, his alma mater, and Muslim clerics mainly from Ikoyi and Victoria Island, Lagos, thronged the prestigious Yoruba Tennis Club, Onikan. They gathered there to pay tribute to Lediju as he presented his autobiography entitled: Selfless Service: Reminiscences of a modest civil servant and cleric. I...
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