Leadership (Abuja)
10 November 2008
The coordinator local organising committee (LOC) chairman, Northern Zonal Book Fair Committee, Malam Sanusi Nassarawa Abdullahi said the Abuja Book Fair currently going on would improve the reading culture of people of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in particular and the country in general.
Speaking with LEADERSHIP during the first day of the exhibition at Cyprian Ekwensi Centre for Arts and Culture, Nassarawa maintained that most local and foreign books would be exhibited at the fair and sold at a cheap price to encourage people to buy and read.
He further disclosed that the theme of this year's fair was "Education, the Child and the Nation" and was scheduled to last for six days, November 3- 8, 2008. The Executive Secretary, Universal Basic Education Commission, Abuja, Dr. Ahmed Modibbo, gave the keynote address.
He called on residents and Nigerians to attend the fair as they stand to benefit a lot from it.
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