A Nigerian man voted as the vice president of the Canadian Association of African Studies

A Nigerian man identified as Nduka Otiono has been voted as the vice president of the Canadian Association of African Studies

Otiono who is a writer made the revelation on his Facebook page as he shared screenshots of the online meeting where the announcement was made.

He wrote: So today at the annual general meeting of the Canadian Association of African Studies (CAAS), the result of the election of key officers of the association was formally announced. Yours truly emerged as the new Vice President of the Association and thus slated to succeed the newly inaugurated President, Professor Isaac Bazié of The Université du Québec à Montréal, after one year. This year’s conference organizer, Professor Nicole Haggerty, an Associate Professor in Information Systems and Director of the Africa Institute at Western University, was acclaimed the new Secretary-Treasurer. I would like to thank members of the association for their vote of confidence, and look forward to contributing to advancing the profile of the association as it clocks 60 next year. 

Nduka appreciated all members for trusting him to undertake the new role. He stated that he will do everything in his power to make sure the vote of confidence is not in vain. Many Nigerians took to his comment section to congratulate him.

Messages of congratulation flooded his comment sections on Facebook as Nigerians said he is indeed a great ambassador.

According to Association Website, Nduka Otiono is a writer, Associate Professor, and Graduate Program Coordinator at the Institute of African Studies, Carleton University, Ottawa. He is the author and co-editor of several books of creative writing and academic research. Prior to turning to academia, he was for many years a journalist in Nigeria, General Secretary of Association of Nigerian Authors, founding member of the Nigerian chapter of UNESCO’s Committee on Oral and Intangible Cultural Heritage, and founding member of the Board of the $100,000 annual Nigerian Prize for Literature.