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Ololade Ajayi, at the Launch of We The People A poet has the ability to reinforce the power of the Nigerian people to change their destiny by provoking deep conversations about the political reality of the Nation. This statement was made by Femi Falana, A senior Advocate of Nigeria at the launch of the Book, “We The People” at Sheba Centre, Ikeja Lagos on the 22 nd of December  2017. The book, we the people written by Ololade Ajayi, is a collection of satiric poems, that reaffirms the importance of accountable and democratic governance as critical for ensuring peace, as depicted in her poem titled 'We The People' (which is the theme of the book) wherein she stitches past and present events in the country into a surreal note The Book Reviewer, Mr. Femi Falana, SAN, who was represented at the event by his daughter, Folakemi  Falana, described the book as a fully developed artistic and literary piece that comprises not only poems, but culture and politics in a magni...

Formal Invitation to Book Launch, :WE THE PEOPLE Sequel to the successful release and readings from her book, “We The People”, at the recently concluded 2017 Lagos Book and Arts Festival, Author Ololade Ajayi is set to launch her collection of the satiric poems reflecting her orientation about the state of the Nation and depicting a deep sense of indebtedness to one’s root. WE THE PEOPLE BY OLOLADE AJAYI WE THE PEOPLE The book, “We the People” is divided into five parts namely: 1 Infamous Laments (Satires on the state of the Nation, Nigeria) 2 Lagos, the Rumi 3 Orisun, the source (poems written in Ekiti dialect) 4 Dialectical love poems and lastly 5 Faculty of " Mentaphors"  (the author’s version of metaphorical poems). The title poem, “We The People” travels one through the journey of Nigeria, pre and post-independence, only to arrive at a destination Nigerians are yet to reach but anticipates eagerly: 2019. The book reviewer at the Launch...