Gomba, who won the ANA Poetry Prize in 2017 and 2018, beat Abideen Abolaji Ojomu’s ‘The Ojuelegba Crossroads’ and Henry Akubuiro’s ‘Yamtarawala – The Warrior King’ to win the prize.
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Speaking during the ceremony, Philip Mshelbila, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Nigeria LNG Limited, said the 2023 prize ceremony was themed ‘Redefinition’, in line with the need to reevaluate our priorities, visions and to push for change that will make the world a better place for businesses and humans.
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